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	Grand Canal of China
		The Grand Canal of China is the world's oldest and longest canal, far surpassing the next two grand canals of the world: Suez and Panama Canal.
		The building of the canal began in 486 B.C. during the Wu Dynasty.
		Grand Canal at the port city of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province about 150 Km Northwest of Shanghai.
	www.chinapage.com /canal.html (113 words)

	Grand Canal of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After leaving Hangzhou the canal passes round the eastern border of the Lake Tai, surrounding in its course the beautiful city of Suzhou, and then trends in a generally north-westerly direction through the fertile districts of Jiangsu as far as Jingjiang on the Yangtze.
		In the central portion of the canal, that is between Jingjiang and Qingjiangpu, at which latter place it crosses the dry channel which marks the course of the Huang He (Yellow River) before 1852, the current is strong and difficult to ascend in the upward (northern) journey.
		On the west side of the canal, at the point where the Yellow river now cuts across it, there is laid down in Chinese maps of the 18th century a dry channel which is described as being followed by the Yellow river before it took the channel it abandoned in 1851-1853.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Canal_of_China (1004 words)

	Grand Canal Of China: Cruise On Grand Canal To Wuxi; Concrete Hull Barges On Grand Canal.
		Grand Canal Of China: Cruise On Grand Canal To Wuxi; Concrete Hull Barges On Grand Canal.
		''''' During the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644), and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, the Grand Canal served as the main artery between northern and southern China and was essential for the transport of grain to Beijing.
		Marco Polo recounted the Grand Canal's arched bridges as well as the warehouses and prosperous trade of its cities in the 13th century (though be aware that doubts have been cast on Polo’s claims).
	beifan.com /005can/5canal-page01.html (1114 words)

	Grand Canal of Venice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Grand Canal (italian: Canal Grande) is Venice's largest waterway.
		Its banks are lined with some of the most beautiful buildings of the city, amongst the many palazzos and churches are the Ca' Rezzonico, Ca d'Oro, Ca' Foscari, Palazzo Barbarigo and the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, housing the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
		Because most of the city's traffic goes along the Canal rather than across it, there are only three bridges: the Ponte dei Scalzi, the Ponte dell'Accademia and most famously the covered Rialto Bridge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Canal_of_Venice (196 words)

	Grand Canal of Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Until 1950 the Grand Canal Company had ownership of the canal the Transport Act, 1950 tranferred the canal to Córas Iompair Éireann.
		Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, a new all-Ireland body called Waterways Ireland was established in 1999 and assumed responsibility for inland navigable waterways including the Grand Canal.
		The other canal in Dublin is the Royal Canal on the Northside of the city.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Canal_of_Ireland (151 words)

	SRP: Canal history
		The Grand Canal is the oldest remaining pioneer canal on the north side of the Salt River.
		The 'old' Crosscut Canal was built by pioneers in 1888 to bring irrigation water from the Arizona Canal to the Grand Canal.
		The Eastern Canal was built by the federal government in 1909, the Eastern Canal replaced the old Highland Canal which was one-quarter mile to the west.
	www.srpnet.com /water/canals/history.aspx (1446 words)

	Grand Weston Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Grand Western Canal was part of a huge scheme to carry trade between the West Country and London.
		Apart from lime the main canal trade turned out to be coal from Taunton but it had to be brought by road for the first 11 miles to Holcombe Rogus from where it travelled on the canal into Tiverton.
		The canal basin and terminus of the Tiverton Branch is on the south east side of the town close to the junction of the two minor roads coming in from Butterleigh and Manley.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/grandweston.htm (3946 words)

	The Grand Canal
		The Grand Canal was traditionally the high-rent district in Venice; houses were larger, and decoration was on a much grander scale.
		Further, the Grand Canal, affording easier transport and access to shipping, tended to favor the kind of residents who were large-scale merchants--the very ones likely to have more money.
		This is a slightly unusual example of a Venetian palazzo whose facade wraps around; many palazzi on the Grand Canal present an extremely elegant face to the passing world on the Canal, while showing dull stucco or brick on the other sides.
	www.bellereti.com /jzimm/Venice/Gcanal.html (491 words)

	Grand Union Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Grand Union Canal was born out of frustration over the length and time taken to travel between the fast growing city of Birmingham and the country's capital, London.
		All the adjoining canals into Birmingham were narrow and the Oxford Canal (for one) steadfastly refused to widen any of its route which of course included narrow locks and tunnels.
		The Grand Union Canal had been built on incredibly hilly terrain necessitating a long winding course with two large lock flights at either end and there were two tunnels in the middle of the route.
	www.canals.btinternet.co.uk /canals/grandunion.htm (6696 words)

	Beauty, the Land of China - the Grand Canal
		The Grand Canal is the world's longest man-made waterway, being 1,800 kilometers long.
		The canal connects the present cities of Beijing in the north and Hangzhou in the south, which served as dynastic capitals in the past, and contains 24 locks and 60 bridges.
		The Grand Canal greatly improved the administration and defense of China and served to increase the economic interdependence of the north and south.
	library.thinkquest.org /20443/grandcanal.html (390 words)

	The Grand Junction Canal
		Although the somewhat circuitous route to Birmingham via the river Thames and the Oxford Canal came first, it was the Grand Junction Canal which really provided the transport infrastructure to bring goods from the industrial conurbations of the north and midlands to the capital.
		The canal opened from Braunston to Weedon on 21st June 1796, and a few weeks later it was extended as far south as Blisworth, where a long tunnel was under construction.
		The Grand Junction was a busy route throughout its commercial life, although the struggle of competition with the railways was a constant problem from the mid 19th Century onwards.
	www.canalmuseum.org.uk /history/grandjun.htm (867 words)

	Grand Western Canal Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The canal is 11 and a quarter miles long, with an accessible and level towpath following the whole length.
		The canal was originally built in 1814 to transport limestone and coal.
		The Grand Western Canal was a working waterway from its construction until 1924 when a large leak near Halberton caused the canal to split in two and all trade ceased.
	www.discovertiverton.co.uk /canal.asp (679 words)

	Grand Canal on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The canal is 100 to 200 ft (30-61 m) wide and from 2 to 15 ft (.6-4.6 m) deep.
		Le logo de Canal + Canal+, qui fêtera ses 20 ans à partir du 30 octobre, modifie cette année encore ses tranches en clair,.
		Grand Canal and the church of Santa Maria del Salute.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/GrandC1anl.asp (696 words)

	Hangzhou Travel to Grand Canal
		The Grand Canal, 1,764 km (about 1200 miles) in length, is the longest man-made waterway as well as being the greatest in ancient China, far surpassing the next two grand canals of the world: the Suez and Panama Canals.
		The canal we see today was built section by section in different areas and dynasties before it was linked together by the Sui Dynasty (581-618).
		Boating on the old Chinese Canal is one of the best ways to get a panoramic view of the landscape of typical river towns in southern China, which include ancient dwellings, stone bridges of traditional designs and historical relics.
	www.warriortours.com /cityguides/hangzhou/grand_canal.htm (401 words)

	Grand Union Canal Walk - Paths Routes and Trails - Information - Ramblers' Association
		The whole system, including various 'arms' or branches, was renamed the Grand Union in 1929, and the towpath was signed as a walking route in the early 1990s.
		From Paddington eastwards the canal continues as the Regent's Canal to Limehouse Basin (13km/8 miles), and this route also provides a towpath walk; although not signed as the Grand Union Canal, with a street-based link avoiding the Islington tunnel indicated by pavement plaques.
		In the north, the canal itself ends at Salford (Spaghetti) Junction, but the signed walk turns off to Gas Street Basin in central Birmingham where it connects with the dense canal network of the west Midlands.
	www.ramblers.org.uk /info/paths/grandunioncanal.html (1230 words)

	Grand Canal - Walk - Inland Waterway Walks - Ireland - IWAI
		Walks by the Grand Canal are described in a number of good books and pamphlets.
		Hiking Along Ireland's Grand Canal - an extensive and most informative description of a hike from Dublin to Shannon Harbour.
		The hiker and author is Bill Matthews - The Grand Canal Hiker from the States.
	walks.iwai.ie /grand/index.shtml (652 words)

	Grand Union Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tour of the Grand Junction by J Hassell, Edition: 1st edition 151 pages, Published by Published by the author 1819 "Illustrated in a series of engravings; with an historical and topographical description of those parts of the counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire, through which the Canal passes." Contains 24 coloured aquatints.
		The Aylesbury Canal Society : Formed in 1971 to promote the use of the arm and to run the basin moorings, the Society has gained an enviable reputation for welcoming visitors.
		The 8¾ mile canal and tramroad Charnwood Forest branch was disused by 1799 and abandoned in 1848.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /jim.shead/Grand-Union-Canal.html (1857 words)

	The Canal Grande (Grand Canal) - Venice, Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The two principal waterways of the city are the Canal Grande (Grand Canal) and the Canale della Giudecca.
		The Grand Canal divides Venice into two parts which were once called 'de citra' (this side) and 'de ultra' (the other side), from the point of view of Saint Mark's.
		The two parts are connected by the Rialto bridge, the most ancient and, since the 16th century, made of stone; the wooden Accademia bridge, bult in 1854; and the bridge at the railway station, built more recently, in 1932, and also of stone.
	www.cheapvenice.com /grand-canal.htm (217 words)

	Grand Canal Scenery, Grand Canal Cruise, Cruise on the Grand Canal
		The Shuidou Gate and Dongguan Ancient Ferry are the witnesses of the ancient harbour.
		Among them there are the newly-built China Grand Canal Museum, two landscape belts along the banks of the Grand Canal; two squares - the West Lake Cultural Square and the Grand Canal Cultural Square; three parks - Genshan Park, Qingsha Park and Beixing Park, and six bridge ports and fifteen bridges.
		The China Grand Canal Museum, which opened to visitors on Oct. 1st, 2006, is the first museum in China with the theme of the Grand Canal.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cruise/grandcanal/scenery.htm (564 words)

	The Regents Canal History
		The Canal was short of water supplies and it was necessary to dam the river Brent to create a reservoir to provide them, in 1835, extended in 1837 and 1854.
		The year was marked by fighting between canal workers and the gardeners employed by landowner Mr Agar, and by the embeszzlement of funds by Homer, the Superintendant.
		The Regent's Canal purchased the canal assets of the Grand Junction Canal, and of the Warwick canals, and the enlarged concern became called the Grand Union Canal.
	www.canalmuseum.org.uk /history/regents.htm (1555 words)

	CNN.com - Venice: Grand Canal makes a splash - Nov. 3, 2003
		The Rialto bridge is one of three that spans the Grand Canal.
		Tied up to colorfully striped barber poles along the canal, the locally built, highly lacquered, fl gondolas, with their high steel prows suggesting a seahorse, prance and rear on the tide like a corral of wild stallions.
		The Grand Canal is 76 yards at its widest and 13 feet at its deepest stretch, near the Rialto bridge.
	www.cnn.com /2003/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/11/03/venice.canal.ap (1151 words)

	The Grand Canal, China
		The Grand Canal of Venice concentrates more great architecture and brilliant urban design in one small area than can be found along the entire length of the Chinese canal.
		The Erie Canal once occupied as important an economic role as the Grand Canal, but for nowhere nearly as long.
		There are dozens of good tour companies that offer trips on the Grand Canal, concentrating on the more historically important sections or meshing a trip with other tours of significant regional towns and monuments.
	www.theculturedtraveler.com /Heritage/Print/Grand_Canal.htm (666 words)

	IWAI - Information about The Grand Canal
		Going Grand: equipping a cruiser, Brian J Goggin - An article from IWN Winter 2002 with practical advice on equipping a cruiser to tackle the Grand Canal
		The IWN issue of Summer 2000 focused on the Canals of Dublin.
		Read about the Blackwood Feeder Project - this was a feeder of the Grand Canal up to 1952, entering the canal east of Robertstown.
	www.iwai.ie /nav/grandcanal.html (976 words)

	VEGAS.com Shopping: Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian
		The Grand Canal Shoppes have a number of strolling performers, a brief schedule of these performances is listed below.
		Using the canal as a guide, patrons sweep along twists and turns, with plenty to browse along the journey.
		The merchandise at the Grand Canal Shoppes is top-notch, and entertainment options abound for those who want to amplify their shopping experience.
	www.vegas.com /shopping/canalshoppes.html (571 words)

	The Grand Canal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Grand Canal transports the authentic style of the Victorian Irish pub scene in it's elegence and charm along with it's Irish hospitality, to the Boston market.
		The Grand Canal has high ceilings to provide a Victorian feel, wood which adds class, antiques to add history and lacey red wallpaper to add a touch of New Orleans style passion.
		The Grand Canal, located in the heart of Boston's historical district, is steps from Faniuel Hall and the new Fleet Center, home of the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics.
	www.celticweb.com /grandcanal (236 words)

	Grand Canal Cruise, Grand Canal, Cruise on the Grand Canal
		The Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is the earliest and the longest artificial river in the world.
		In history, the canal is the artery of communications between north and south.
		The first cruise line on the Grand Canal was launched in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province in the early 1980s, and has attracted numerous visitors worldwide.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cruise/grandcanal (429 words)

	Venice Hotels - Venice Italy Hotel Reservations
		Ca' Sagredo is the new luxury 5 star hotel in Venice overlooking the Grand Canal between the Ca' D'Oro and the Rialto Bridge.
		The Hotel Carlton and Grand Canal, an ideal oasis for an unforgettable Venice experience with its 100 windows overlooking the shimmering canals of the most romantic of cities and its own private access for gondola...
		The Boscolo Grand Hotel dei Dogi is located in a secluded corner of Venice, Italy, just off the Grand Canal and is regarded as one of the most spectacular Venice hotels.
	www.traveleurope.it /itinerari/v/venezia.shtml (528 words)

	BBC - Devon - Grand Western Canal cycle route at Tiverton and Sampford Peverell
		The canal was closed as a commercial waterway in 1925.
		Designed by John Rennie and built at the end of the nineteenth century, the canal was closed as a commercial waterway in 1925.
		The Grand Western Canal forms part of the West Country Way cycle route which runs from Padstow to Bristol.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/outdoors/cycling/grand_western.shtml (387 words)

	Milton Keynes - Canal - MKWeb
		The Grand Union Canal gently winds its way through the modern city of Milton Keynes creating a haven of tranquility in a busy, bustling city.
		Canal boats first travelled from London to Birmingham, through what is now Milton Keynes, in 1805.
		Peartree Bridge Marina is in the heart of Milton Keynes, nestling beside the Grand Union Canal.
	www.mkweb.co.uk /canal/home.asp (230 words)

	Stoke Bruerne Canal Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This fascinating and colourful insight into a transport system, fundamental to the industrial revolution in Britain is complemented by the "living canal" outside with its flight of locks, boats and Blisworth Tunnel.
		The short route to the Blisworth Tunnel is tarmac and suitable for buggies and wheelchairs, or follow the towpath down the flight of seven locks.
		The village is a beautiful example of a traditional canal village, built mainly from the honey coloured local stone.
	www.canaljunction.com /mussbcm.htm (369 words)

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