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.

One-eighth of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows through Cangzhou, Hebei province. The Cangzhou section is the longest and best-preserved river course along the Canal. Cangzhou is also called the Lion City; the iron lion is its spiritual totem. With a history of several thousand years, poetry, martial arts and acrobatics connect the past and the present. Qingfeng Tower, Langyin Tower and Nanchuan Tower are standing on the canal bank in the city, welcoming the arrival of tourists from all directions.

Editor: Cheng Dengyu