Grand Canal
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Tweet 1. An inland waterway, about 1,800 km (1,115 mi) long, of eastern China extending from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south. Begun in the sixth to fifth century BC, it was extended in the seventh century AD and completed in the 13th century. 2. The principal waterway of Venice, Italy. The canal is crossed by the historic Rialto bridge and is lined with grand palazzi. |
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