The route of the Lingqu (dark blue). The divide between the basins of the Yangtze (to the east) and the Pearl River (to the west) is approximately shown with the green line
In 214 BC, Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), ordered the construction of a canal connecting the Xiang and the Li rivers, in order to attack the Baiyue tribes in the south. The architect who designed the canal was Shi Lu (Chinese: 史祿). It is the oldest contour canal in the world,[1] receiving its water from the Xiang. Its length reaches 36.4 km and it was fitted with thirty-seven flash locks by 825 AD and there is a clear description of pound locks in the twelfth century, which were probably installed in the tenth or eleventh century.[2] Its design also served water conservation by diverting up to a third of the flow of the Xiang to the Li.[3]
^ abThe first contour transport canal(PDF), UNESCO Courier, Oct 1988
^ Ronan, Colin A. (1995), The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China, vol. 5, Cambridge University Press, pp. 213ff, ISBN9780521467735, retrieved 23 May 2012
lingqu, village, tibet, tibet, coordinates, 59889, 68972, 59889, 68972, simplified, chinese, 灵渠, traditional, chinese, 靈渠, pinyin, líng, canal, xing, county, near, guilin, northwestern, corner, guangxi, china, connects, xiang, river, which, flows, north, into,. For the village in Tibet see Lingqu Tibet Coordinates 25 35 56 N 110 41 23 E 25 59889 N 110 68972 E 25 59889 110 68972 The Lingqu simplified Chinese 灵渠 traditional Chinese 靈渠 pinyin Ling Qu is a canal in Xing an County near Guilin in the northwestern corner of Guangxi China It connects the Xiang River which flows north into the Yangtze with the Li River which flows south into the Gui River and Xijiang and thus is part of a historical waterway between the Yangtze and the Pearl River Delta It was the first canal in the world to connect two river valleys and enabled boats to travel 2 000 kilometres 1 200 mi from Beijing to Hong Kong 1 Lingqu The route of the Lingqu dark blue The divide between the basins of the Yangtze to the east and the Pearl River to the west is approximately shown with the green line Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyHistory EditIn 214 BC Qin Shi Huang the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty 221 206 BC ordered the construction of a canal connecting the Xiang and the Li rivers in order to attack the Baiyue tribes in the south The architect who designed the canal was Shi Lu Chinese 史祿 It is the oldest contour canal in the world 1 receiving its water from the Xiang Its length reaches 36 4 km and it was fitted with thirty seven flash locks by 825 AD and there is a clear description of pound locks in the twelfth century which were probably installed in the tenth or eleventh century 2 Its design also served water conservation by diverting up to a third of the flow of the Xiang to the Li 3 The canal has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites tentative list 3 See also EditHistory of canals in China Grand Canal of China Dujiangyan Zhengguo CanalReferences EditCitations Edit a b The first contour transport canal PDF UNESCO Courier Oct 1988 Ronan Colin A 1995 The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China vol 5 Cambridge University Press pp 213ff ISBN 9780521467735 retrieved 23 May 2012 a b Lingqu Canal UNESCO Bibliography Edit Day Lance and McNeil Ian 1996 Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology New York Routledge ISBN 0 415 06042 7 This article related to water transport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to the history of China is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lingqu amp oldid 1121733049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
