This Chinese canal begins at Beijing & ends 1,100 miles later at the port of Hangzhou
Today ... at the southern end of the 1,100-mile/1,700 kilometer Grand 
Canal, ... other ports to international trade, and the victorious British... [DOC] [TLE] China's Grand Canal is the longest canal/artificial river in the world ... [PAR] China's Grand Canal begins in Beijing and runs for 1800 kilometers south to ... 
long plied the 1,100-mile canal between Beijing and Hangzhou, its glittering 
southern ..... (), in Beijing was built in 1578 AD during the late Ming 
Dynasty.