Jiangnan Canal
canal, China
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economic importance to Zhenjiang
- In Zhenjiang: History
…was the place where the Jiangnan Canal (which in turn was connected to the Grand Canal) joined the Yangtze, its importance was greatly increased. It became the chief collecting centre for tax grain from the rich Yangtze delta region; the grain was then shipped across the Yangtze and north via…
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geography of Jiangsu
- In Jiangsu: Drainage
The Jiangnan Canal (the name for the section of the Grand Canal south of the Yangtze), which runs through the full length of the Lake Tai plain from northwest to southeast, cuts across all the distributaries connecting the Lake Tai basin with the Yangtze, thus forming…
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