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Lingqu

c. 214 BCE · 3rd century BCE · Also known as Lingqu Canal

The Lingqu is a canal in Xing'an county, Guangxi, southern China, completed around 214 BCE on the orders of Qin Shi Huang to supply his armies campaigning against the Baiyue. About 36 kilometres long, it links the Xiang River, flowing to the Yangtze, with the Li River, flowing to the Pearl River, and is among the oldest contour canals in the world. It remained in use for over two thousand years.

Lingqu
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Qin dynasty

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