Sketch map of the Ling Canal dug in the Qin dynasty

Published/Created:

China, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Xingan Canal (Ling Canal)

Notes:

The First Emperor ordered that a canal be dug for the transportation of grain. The canal was 34 kilometers long and was completed in 214 BCE. It is one of the oldest man-made canals in the world… It was a key navigation canal linking the Central Plains an

Topics:

Maps -- China -- (YVRC)

Accession Number:

chinese-1527

Genre:

maps (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Maps, Atlases & Globes

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

Journey into China's Antiquity v. 2, p. 76

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection, Asian Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 250343

OID:

520310

PID:

digcoll:1896081