in pics: grand canal in hangzhou, e china's zhejiang
| xinhua | updated: 2019-06-24
local residents rest at a square by the grand canal in hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province, june 18, 2019. june 22 marks the fifth anniversary of the grand canal's being listed as a world heritage site. the grand canal, almost 3,200 km in total length, is the world's longest man-made waterway, stretching from beijing to hangzhou. it has a history of more than 2,500 years. over 1,000 km of the canal was recognized as a world heritage site in 2014. [photo/xinhua]