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　　京杭大運(yùn)河

　　京杭大運(yùn)河，是春秋時(shí)期吳國(guó)開鑿的，在隋朝擴(kuò)修并貫通至北京，到現(xiàn)今已有超過(guò)2500年的歷史。它南起于杭州，北到北京，途經(jīng)今浙江、江蘇、山東、河北四省及天津、北京兩市，貫通海河、黃河、淮河、長(zhǎng)江、錢塘江五大水系，全長(zhǎng)約1797千米。

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　　The Beijing- Hangzhou Grand Canal

　　The Beijing- Hangzhou Grand Canal is over 2500 years old. It was dug by the kingdom of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Periods, and was later expanded to Beijing during the Sui Dynasty. It extends from Hangzhou in the south to Beijing in the north, and passes through Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, and Tianjin. Additionally, it crosses the Haihe, Yellow, Huaihe, Yangtze, and Qiantang Rivers. Its total length is 1,797 kilometers.

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