Cruise on the Grand Canal

Boats cruise on the Grand Canal in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Also called the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (ไบฌๆญๅคง่ฟๆฒณ jฤซng hรกng dร yรนnhรฉ), it is the longest artificial river in the world and connects Beijing with Hangzhou. The oldest part of the canal was built in the fifth century B.C.