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The power of Chinese emperors rose and fell with their control of the Grand Canal. Today, this waterway is shorter than it was once, 1 it is still the longest man-made river in the world. 2 (important), the Grand Canal continues to provide a vital cultural and economic link for modern China.
The original Canal system began around the year 605, 3 China’s emperor Yang realized that he needed a better way to move food and feed his army, so the emperor ordered the construction of the first section of the Grand Canal, 4 (connect) those existing canals, lakes and rivers.
For more than a thousand years, goods 5 (transport) along the Grand Canal. Even today the country’s watery highway plays an important economic role in China. Boats continue to carry tons of coal, food and other goods 6 Hangzhou and Jining. However, local governments eager to increase 7 (tour) and city development have torn down almost all of the older canal-side buildings. In 2005 a group of citizens proposed that the historic Grand Canal be made 8 UNESCO world heritage site, hoping this status would protect both the waterway and the architecture around it. With UNESCO status officially 9 (grant) in 2014, the world’s greatest engineering accomplishments continue to link north and south China for 10 (century) to come.