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