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The Grand Canal
  • The Grand Canal

    2014-10-27The Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is the world's oldest and longest canal.

  • Tourism alliance promotes Grand Canal

    2014-06-26Eighteen cities along the Grand Canal have jointly established a tourism promotion alliance in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, to better promote the canal to the world.

  • Photos: China's Grand Canal

    2014-06-25China's Grand Canal, the longest artificial waterway in the world, was inscribed on the World Heritage list on June 22, 2014.

  • Beijing to preserve landscape along waterway

    2014-06-24As the northern starting point of the Grand Canal, Beijing is to put forward multiple policies to better preserve this flowing history, which was listed on Sunday as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

  • Efforts made to preserve ancient canal

    2014-06-23When the Grand Canal, the world's longest artificial waterway, was inscribed on the World Heritage list at UNESCO's 38th session of the World Heritage Committee on Sunday in Doha, Qatar, excitement was stirred among the Chinese delegation.

  • China's Grand Canal, Silk Road added to World Heritage list

    2014-06-22China's Grand Canal and the famous ancient Silk Road was inscribed on the World Heritage list here on Sunday.

Events: Mexican master's works
9 am - 5 pm, until Dec 9. National Art Museum of China, Wusi Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing.
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Specials:
Two exhibitions marking the 50th anniversary of the Sino-French relationship kicked off at the Association des Amis de Nouvelles d'Europe in the French capital, Paris, on Sept 8.
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