Grand Canal of China

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Beijing-Hangzhou_Grand_Canal
gptkbp:built 5th century BCE
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Sui_dynasty
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Hangzhou
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Yangtze_River
gptkb:Huai_River
gptkb:Yellow_River
gptkbp:easternTerminus gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Hangzhou
gptkbp:engineeringFeatures dams
locks
aqueducts
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Yuan_dynasty
gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkbp:heritageStatus 1443
gptkbp:historicalSignificance enabled grain transport to northern China
facilitated economic and cultural exchange
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grand Canal of China
gptkbp:length 1,776 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:China
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Beijing
gptkb:Hangzhou
gptkb:Suzhou
gptkb:Tianjin
gptkb:Yangzhou
gptkb:Jining
gptkbp:mapType Grand Canal of China map.svg
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Tonghui_River
gptkb:Jiangnan_Canal
gptkb:Sui-Tang_Grand_Canal
gptkbp:officialWebsite http://www.chinagrandcanal.com/
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Chinese_government
gptkbp:partOf World Heritage Site: The Grand Canal
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:transportation
irrigation
gptkbp:region gptkb:Eastern_China
gptkbp:significance oldest and longest artificial river in the world
gptkbp:status in use
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i
iv
vi
iii
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2014
yes
gptkbp:waterSource various rivers and lakes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:京杭大运河
gptkb:Grand_Canal_(World_Heritage_Site)
gptkb:京杭大運河
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6