| − | 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 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 river in [[China]]. It was built around 486 B.C., and underwent significant widening and [[dredging]] between 1958 and 1964. |