| − | The '''Grand Canal''' is a 1 000 mile man-made waterway connecting the Yianjin (the port for [[Beijing]]) on the [[Yellow River]] and Hangzhou and the [[Yangtse|Yangtse river]] in [[China]]. It was built around 486 B.C., and underwent significant widening and [[dredging]] between 1958 and 1964. | + | The '''Grand Canal''' is a 1,000 mile man-made waterway connecting the Yianjin (the port for [[Beijing]]) on the [[Yellow River]] and Hangzhou and the [[Yangtse|Yangtse river]] in [[China]]. It was built around 486 B.C., and underwent significant widening and [[dredging]] between 1958 and 1964. |