The forgotten jewel of ancient China
By Lin Shujuan | China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-23 07:50
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Cargo ships run on the 2,500-year-old Grand Canal off the banks of Huai'an, Jiangsu province. The man-made waterway, the largest in the world, is 1,794 km long and runs from Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province to Beijing. Xu Changzheng |
It has existed for more than 2,500 years and has been a vital vein through which China's lifeblood has flowed, but conservation experts say the ancient Grand Canal is an all but forgotten relic that some people have no interest in protecting.
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