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1、京杭大运河英文介绍TheGrandCanalistheworld'slongestman-madewaterway,being1,800kilometerslong.ThecanalconnectsthepresentcitiesofBeijinginthenorthandHangzhouinthesouth,whichservedasdynasticcapitalsinthepast,andcontains24locksand60bridges.SincemostofChina'smajorrive
2、rsflowfromwesttoeast,thefactthattheGrandCanalrunsnorthandsouthprovidesitasanimportantconnectorbetweentheYangtzeRivervalleyandtheYellowRivervalley,andotherminorriversystems.Itisbeingrestoredasawater-diversionconduit.KAV】杭州英语导游网_外宾英文陪同_老外中国旅游_外语导游翻译【These
3、riesofwaterwaysineasternChinaisnotonlyverylong,butalsoveryold,whichmakestheGrandCanalamasterpieceofboththeancientandthenew.Theoldestsection,thatbetweentheYangtzeRiverandtheHuangHe,wasconstructedduringthe4thand5thcenturiesB.C.KAV】杭州英语导游网_外宾英文陪同_老外中国旅游_外语
4、导游翻译【Thebuildingofthecanalbeganin486B.C.duringtheZhouDynastry.ItwasextendedduringtheQiDynastry,andlaterbyEmpororYangdioftheSuiDynastyduringsixyearsoffuriousconstructionfrom605-610A.D.KAV】杭州英语导游网_外宾英文陪同_老外中国旅游_外语导游翻译【TheshiftingofChina's"breadbasket"from
5、thewheatandmilletproducingregionsofthenorthtothericefieldsofthesouthpromptedSuiDynastyemperorsinthe6thcenturytoconstructthecanallinkingthisproductivesouthernregiontothenortherncaptials.Beginningin584,existingportionsofthecanal,datingasfarbackastheZhouda
6、nasty,werelinkedtogetherintoaunifiedsystemthatstrechedsome1800kilometers.KAV】杭州英语导游网_外宾英文陪同_老外中国旅游_外语导游翻译【ThesouthernsectionconnectedthenorthtoYangzhouontheYangtzeriver.Abranchbuiltin608-609thatledtotheBeijingregionwasdesignedtosupplythearmiesprotecting
7、thenorthandnortheasternfrontiers.TheGrandCanalgreatlyimprovedtheadministrationanddefenseofChinaandservedtoincreasetheeconomicinterdependenceofthenorthandsouth.KAV】杭州英语导游网_外宾英文陪同_老外中国旅游_外语导游翻译【ThepoliticalunityundertheSuimadeitpossibletobuildtheGrandImpe
8、rialCanal.Buildingtechniqueswereprimitive,andthepeasants,whodidmostofthework,enduredmuchsuffering.AbouthalfofthesixmillionmenrecruitedtobuildtheCanaldiedattheirwork.ThiscontributedtothedownfalloftheshortlivedSuiDynasty(589-618).K
