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The Story of the Grand Canal

Map of the Grand Canal

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Construction Begins,Yangzhou, 486 bce

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A Palace on Water, Luoyang, 605 ce

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Granary Attack! Liyang, 618 ce

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A Military Coup, Kaifeng, 960 ce

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A Paradise on Earth, Hangzhou, 1185 ce

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Night Fair, Maple Bridge, Suzhou, 760 ce

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Stopping the Floods, Huaiyin, 1699 ce

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A Ridge of Water, Nanwang, 1420 ce

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A Customs Pass, Linqing, 1600 ce

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A Modern Metropolis, Tianjin, 2020 ce

Editors Edward Aves, Abigail Mitchell

US Editor Jennette ElNaggar

Project Art Editor Renata Latipova

Managing Editor Christine Stroyan

Managing Art Editor Anna Hall

Producer, Pre-Production Robert Dunn

Producer Jude Crozier

Jacket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT

Jacket Designer Surabhi Wadhwa-Gandhi

Publisher Andrew Macintyre

Art Director Karen Self

Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf

Consultant Thomas H. Hahn

First American Edition, 2020

Published in the United States by DK Publishing

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Based on an original manuscript by

Encyclopedia of China Publishing House:

Yang Zhen, Wang Jiangshan, Bao Yao, and Tian Yi

Retold by Edward Aves

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Illustrations copyright © 2020 Du Fei

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Contents

Lihua the cat

Meet Lihua, the naughty cat. Lihua likes sleeping,

catching mice, and getting into scrapes. But she also

has a superpower: she can travel through time!

Lihua is hidden in every picture of the book. Look

out for her as you travel along the canal, and turn to

page 32 for a quiz about her adventures.

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A Landmark Tower, Tongzhou, 1450 ce

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The Busy Dock, Tongzhou, 1550 ce

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A Vital Communications Link,

Tongzhou, 1600 ce

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The End of the Canal, Beijing, 1910 ce

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Time-traveling Quiz

Glossary

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