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 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.

Jiaxing is a city with a rich canal culture in Zhejiang province. The Canal flows through Chongfu town, dividing it into two halves. The ancient street is well-preserved in the 350-meter-long Hengjie Street, and each stone slab seems to narrate the past prosperity of the canal.

Editor: Cheng Dengyu