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3 Jiangsu Glimpses

"Creativity masterpiece" means more than the creative linking of The Grand Canal of China is a living cultural heritage and a
natural rivers and lakes into a unified Grand Canal under unified flowing historical context. Through the implementation of her-
management. It has brought the exchange, communication and itage protection projects and the improvement of the ecological
integration, making it the landscape heterogeneity and spiritual and cultural environment of the canal, cities along the Jiangsu
bond, vitalizing the agriculture, business, engineering and facilities section of the Grand Canal have added more beautiful cultural
along the canal; "The special witness of civilization or culture," the landscape heritage. The "stunning scenery" of Shantang ancient
well-known stories of "water transport" and "salt transport," and streets in Suzhou City; the Wumen Bridge in the Panmen Scenic
the special river sites, locks, bridges and towpath docks left behind Spot; the "Water Alley" in Qingmingqiao historical block in Wuxi
by them, are all excellent landscapes and materials for tourism. City; Huangbudun, a landmark of the canal; "walking along
"Outstanding examples of architecture or landscape" are often the canal" event held on the pedestrian path along the canal in
reflected in the interrelationship and spatial construction between Changzhou City; Qingguoxiang historic district; "Xiao Ma Tou"
canals and hydraulic facilities, coastal buildings, and technological street in Xidujin of Zhenjiang City; and the Yaowan ancient town
creations; "Remarkable universal significance" is reflected in the re- in Xuzhou city... they are local cultural heritage with connotation,
lations between the Grand Canal and many other major historical and also the most valuable tourist attraction in the area.
events and traditions emerged when Emperor Yang from the Sui
For example, after salvage excavation and maintainance, the site of
Dynasty conceived the Grand Canal.
the Cao Yun Office of the governor of Huai'an has turned from