The Grand Canal
Also known as Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Canal de Bian, Grand Canal, Grand Canal de Chine, Grand Canal impérial
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
2014
Area
20,819 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
The Grand Canal is about 5 km east of Hangzhou. The nearest other World Heritage site is West Lake, Hangzhou, about 8 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Hangzhou · about 3,007,000 peopleabout 5 km west
- Fuyang · about 771,000 peopleabout 35 km south-west
- Shaoxing · about 777,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Huzhou · about 1,231,000 peopleabout 70 km north
- Jiaxing · about 988,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Suzhou · about 1,650,000 peopleabout 120 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural8 km away
ChinaCultural27 km away
ChinaCultural125 km away
ChinaMixed198 km away
ChinaCultural219 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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