Hai River
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The Hai River, also known as the Peiho, Pei Ho, or Hai Ho, is a Chinese river in Tianjin emptying into the Bohai Sea. Its drainage basin covers most of Hebei, Beijing, and Tianjin, as well as parts of
Hai River in Tianjin
The Bund of the Hai River.
Grand Canal (China)
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The Grand Canal is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers and lakes in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and t
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…by the confluence of five watercourses: the Ziya River, Northern Canal, Southern Canal, Daqing River, and Yongding River. Both canals are part of the Grand Canal, the Northern Canal being the northern terminus of the Beijing-Hangzhou system connects with the Chaobai River, also called Bai He, at Tongzhou. It is…
The canal in Beijing, by the Wanning Bridge
The Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424) restored the Grand Canal in the Ming era.
Grand Canal. Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793.
The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Six: Entering Suzhou along the Grand Canal dated 1770.