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.

Ningbo, Zhejiang province, is not only the estuary of the southern end of China’s Grand Canal but also the eastern starting port of the Maritime Silk Road. For thousands of years, the Canal in East Zhejiang has linked inland cities with the Maritime Silk Road, accumulating profound and rich cultural connotations.

Among the beautiful scenery along the canal, lies the touching love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, as well as the 7,000-year-old ancient civilization of the Hemudu Site. By the Tongji Bridge, the sound of the tides, accompanied by the Grand Canal, has embarked on a magnificent new journey.

Editor Cheng Dengyu, Intern Zhang Qixin