Lingqu Canal project
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The Lingqu Canal project is an ancient Chinese waterway built under Qin Shi Huang that linked the Xiang and Li rivers, creating a strategic transport route between the Yangtze and Pearl River systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lingqu Canal | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| basinCountry | China ⓘ |
| builtBy | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtForCampaign | Qin conquest of the Baiyue regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 灵渠 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Li River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pearl River system NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiang River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangtze River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedUnder | Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 214 BCE ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentUse |
local irrigation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| era | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringFeature |
branch channels
ⓘ
sluice gates ⓘ water diversion weirs ⓘ |
| hasLock | flash lock ⓘ |
| hasMouth |
Li River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiang River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | link between central China and Lingnan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early example of hydraulic engineering in China
ⓘ
one of the oldest contour canals in the world ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| length | approximately 36 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangxi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South China NERFINISHED ⓘ Xing'an County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Xing'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pearl River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitation of troop movements
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ military transport ⓘ navigation ⓘ strategic transport route ⓘ |
| regionServed | Lingnan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Li River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiang River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Romanization | Lingqu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partly navigable ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
grain transport ⓘ |
| waterwayType | contour canal ⓘ |
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