| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:canal 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Grand_Canal 
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                                | gptkbp:builtBy | various Chinese dynasties 
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                                | gptkbp:completedIn | 13th century 
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                                | gptkbp:connects | gptkb:Beijing gptkb:Hangzhou
 gptkb:Jiangsu
 gptkb:Shanghai
 gptkb:Tianjin
 gptkb:Zhejiang
 gptkb:Henan
 gptkb:Anhui
 gptkb:Jiangxi
 gptkb:Shandong
 gptkb:Hebei
 
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                                | gptkbp:constructionStartYear | 5th century BCE 
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                                | gptkbp:function | gptkb:transportation irrigation
 economic integration
 
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                                | gptkbp:governedBy | gptkb:Ministry_of_Transport_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China 
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                                | gptkbp:heritageDesignation | gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site 
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                                | gptkbp:historicalSignificance | enabled north-south economic integration facilitated grain transport
 supported imperial capitals
 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 1,776 km 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:China 
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                                | gptkbp:majorRiverConnected | gptkb:Qiantang_River gptkb:Yangtze_River
 gptkb:Huai_River
 gptkb:Yellow_River
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | oldest and longest artificial river in the world 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Silk_Road_network 
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                                | gptkbp:passesThrough | gptkb:Beijing gptkb:Hangzhou
 gptkb:Jiangsu
 gptkb:Suzhou
 gptkb:Tianjin
 gptkb:Zhejiang
 gptkb:Linqing
 gptkb:Huai'an
 gptkb:Shandong
 gptkb:Cangzhou
 gptkb:Xuzhou
 gptkb:Yangzhou
 gptkb:Hebei
 gptkb:Dezhou
 gptkb:Jining
 gptkb:Liaocheng
 gptkb:Zaozhuang
 gptkb:Huaian
 
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                                | gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria | i, iii, iv, vi 
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                                | gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | 2014 yes
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Suzhou_Ancient_City_Wall 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | China's Grand Canal 
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