Grand Canal of China

The Grand Canal of China (Simplified Chinese: 大运河; Traditional Chinese: 大運河; Pinyin: Dà Yùnhé), also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (Simplified Chinese: 京杭大运河; Traditional Chinese: 京杭大運河; Pinyin: Jīng Háng Dà Yùnhé) is the longest ancient canal or artificial river in the world. It passes through the cities of Beijing and Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The oldest parts of the canal date back to the 5th century BC.