Grand Canal barges have no fancy names ... was seen by Chinese historians as an act of brilliant madness. Ancient China’s main rivers ran west to east, and Yang wanted to break this grip ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] In Woody Allen's Midnight ... Tang Dynasty due to being a transportation hub on the Grand Canal, an ancient waterway that was begun in the 5th century BC, which ...

It doesn't shout about the Grand Canal, but it's just there, part of everyday life. Those cozy little snapshots of urban life keep the poetic charm of the ancient canal alive," commented one user ...