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.

Among famous commercial ports along the Grand Canal, Linqing Tax Checkpoint had the highest tax revenue of the eight major tax checkpoints. Nowadays, the checkpoint still retains some relics and restored buildings. It is a rare physical material for the history study of canal transportation of grain, tariff history, and the development of canal culture.

Editor: Cheng Dengyu