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.

Pingwang, once a key post station in ancient Suzhou, now thrives at the junction of the old and new Grand Canals. Featuring the "Jing-Hang Grand Gathering," transformed granaries, and the "DAYUN Metaverse" for virtual exploration and digital shopping, the area is a renovated cultural and public space by the canal.

Editor: Xu Zhitian