运河 (yùn hé): see 運河區|运河区[Yun4 he2 Qu1]; canal

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest artificial canal in the world. It connects Beijing and Hangzhou and played an important role in the economic development of ancient China.

The tour boat we were on moved slowly along the canal, with ancient stone bridges and weeping willows on both banks, making people feel as if they had returned to several hundred years ago.

In order to protect the water quality of the canal, the local government closed polluting factories along the banks and established a sewage treatment system.

This canal was dug in the Sui Dynasty and has a history of more than a thousand years. Now it has become a famous tourist attraction.

Every summer, dragon boat races are held in the canal, attracting many tourists to come and watch.