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a 2,500-year journey along the world’s greatest canal Illustrated by Du Fei CHINA TIME THROUGH US_001_Title.indd 1 13/08/2019 16 ...

3 The Story of the Grand Canal Map of the Grand Canal 4– Construction Begins,Yangzhou, 486 bce 6– A Palace on Water, Luoyang, 60 ...

3 Map of the Grand Canal Liyang, 618 ce Page 8 Bian River Huitong River The Story of the Grand Canal Some 2,500 years ago, in an ...

4 Maids use fans to keep the king cool and swat away mosquitoes. The king’s advisors are deep in discussion about military tacti ...

5 Losing their tempers in the heat, some workers have started to fight. Find the wild-haired shaman performing a ceremony to ble ...

6 A mounted guard of honor parades along the shore in full battle regalia. It is exhausting work for the teams of boat trackers ...

7 The emperor is flanked by his army officers. Fearful of his short temper, they flatter him. Empress Xiao sails in a smaller, p ...

8 The lookout in the mobile watchtower is hauled up by pulley. The roofs of the assault wagons are covered with cow hide to with ...

9 The roofs of the assault wagons are covered with cow hide to withstand fire. Wagang soldiers defending the beacon tower have l ...

10 Can you spot the guard whose shield is painted with the face of a tiger? The Yellow River connects the growing city of Kaifen ...

11 Zhao Kuangyin’s secretary dresses him in the imperial robe, a symbol of power. The officers toast the new emperor with wine s ...

12 Local silk is famous across China for its soft texture and beautiful sheen. The restaurant diners pay with a new invention: p ...

13 Pleasure boats cruise the canal, packed with tourists eager to explore the city. Many travelers and pilgrims come to admire t ...

14 Night Fair, Maple Bridge Suzhou, 760 ce It is almost midnight, but the busy port of Suzhou is still teeming with life. In the ...

15 Suzhou is a flourishing weaving center. Weavers work together on beautiful embroidery. A Buddhist monk disembarks, with all h ...

16 The Kangxi Emperor has studied the canal for a long time. This is his third tour. Branches, reeds, and wheat stalks are tied ...

17 The Gaojia Weir was the first dam constructed to control the floods. By carving the shape of the landscape on a wooden plank, ...

18 A sailor winches down the mast of his cargo boat as it prepares to dock. When it is finished, all travelers will burn incense ...