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Suqian gives canal's rust belt a face-lift

Updated: 2024-07-02 16:05 ( chinadaily.com.cn )

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A photo featuring the biggest turn of the Grand Canal, is on display at the Shuizhi Art Museum on June 24, 2024. [Photo by Yang Xiaoyu/chinadaily.com.cn]

To address the flooding of the Yellow River which had long plagued residents in surrounding areas, Jin ordered the excavation of a canal through the Maling Mountain, resulting in the Zhong Canal running from west to east from Jiangsu's Xuzhou to Suqian, and then suddenly flowing southward to Huai'an by a 90-degree sharp turn.

The turn extending 3.5 kilometers is also known as the biggest turn of the Grand Canal, a major south-north artery of transport facilitating trade, cultural exchanges and economic prosperity in ancient China.