During the Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, planned to build a waterway that could give consideration to traffic. Using the dense rivers between the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, several lakes were artificially dug to connect these waters, which became the most primitive Li Canal.
Visitors to the Huaiyang Canal can visit the local "Li Canal Cultural Corridor" in Huai 'an. This promenade is located on Lunbu Road at the junction of Qinghe District and Qingpu District. Walking along the river is a very good experience.
In addition to walking along the river, tourists can also choose to take a cruise on the Huaiyang Canal, which would be great if they were visiting at night.
Modern Function of Huaiyang Canal
After the founding of New China, the Huaiyang Canal was rebuilt. Li Canal, a canal passage in Huai 'an City, ended the function of freight transportation and existed as a landscape passage in the city. The freight function of the canal was replaced by the newly-built Grand Canal.
The waterway carrying out the freight function of Huaiyang Canal is the second-class waterway, which is one of the highest-standard waterways in China's Grand Canal, and its annual freight throughput ranks first in all sections of China's Grand Canal, and it is the busiest waterway in China.
Huai 'an actively builds the Li Canal Cultural Corridor project, connecting heritage sites along Huai 'an section of Huaiyang Canal in series, integrating high-end forums, cultural tourism, ecological health, business and leisure, and characteristic theme parks.
Yangzhou City has opened up a waterway tourism route of the Grand Canal, and planned to build tourism projects such as "Experience of Commercial Customs in Past Dynasties", "Sightseeing Tour of Slender West Lake" and "Sightseeing Tour across the River".
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