Grand Canal
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- a series of waterways in eastern China, extending from Beijing southwards to Hangzhou, a distance of 1,700km (1,060 miles). Its original purpose was to transport rice from the river valleys to the cities. Its construction proceeded in stages between 486 BC and AD 1327.大运河（中国东部的一系列水道, 从北京向南延伸至杭州, 全长1,700公里, 即1,060英里; 这条运河的原先目的是将大米从河流流域运往城市, 在公元前486年和公元1327年间分阶段建造完成）。
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- the main waterway of Venice in Italy. It is lined on each side by fine palaces and spanned by the Rialto Bridge.大运河（意大利威尼斯主要水道, 两岸有精美的宫殿, 里阿尔托桥横跨其上）。