The photo album The Grand Canal depicts the fate of a group of people living on both sides of the canal since the 1960s.
The original dance drama Yun, based on the history of the Grand Canal, was staged at the Tongzhou Cultural Center on Nov 13 and 14.
An aerial photographer with a head for heights has spent years documenting Beijing's development, Fang Aiqing reports.
As part of the cultural activities celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, a photo exhibition was held at the China Cultural Center in Sydney from Sept 25 to Monday.
In June 2017, President Xi instructed that a cultural belt be built along the Grand Canal.
A comprehensive plan for the long-term conservation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has been devised and is ready to be implemented, the Hangzhou government announced on Jan 29.
I first came upon China’s water towns in 1996, while visiting the area around Suzhou. A mesmerizing scene lay before me as I sat, camera in hand, gazing at rows of whitewashed buildings rising above canals. Arched bridges straddled waterways as wooden cargo and passenger boats slid underneath them i
Xiaohe Street, 360 meters long and 5 meters wide, is located at the junction of the Grand Canal, Xiaohe River and Yuhangtang River in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Fotang ancient town was once a hive of activity, bustling with as many as nine ports. It was part of the Qiantang River system that goes all the way to Hangzhou, 150-kilometers to the north, which then connects to Beijing through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Visiting an ongoing exhibition at the Capital Museum is like reading a book about eastern Beijing's Tongzhou. It tells of the area's early glory and how it was rejuvenated thanks to a canal.
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