The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the earliest and longest man-made canal in the world. With a total distance of more than 1700 kilometers, it starts from Beijing and ends in Hangzhou. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal plays a great role in the exchange of economy and culture between southern and northern China, especially in the industrial and agricultural development in the canal line area.

The Grand Canal traverses the metropolitan area of Hangzhou for around 11 kilometers. In recent years, while taking care to protect and renovate the canal by dredging, supplying water, and restricting navigation and transportation on the canal, the local government also carried out a series of tourism development projects, turning this section of the canal into a leisure and entertainment resort serving both residents and travelers. 

Editor: Cheng Dengyu