Map of the Water Situation of the Nine Provinces Canal Spring Source

Author: Liu Feng, Editor-in-Chief, Committee of Culture, History, and Learning of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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Publishing Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The "Map of Water Conservancy Conditions along the Grand Canal in Nine Provinces" was drawn by an anonymous individual around 1790 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, over two hundred years ago. The map provides a detailed depiction of water conservancy conditions along the Grand Canal route from Shaoxing to Beijing, including locks, dams, tributary inflows, and the division of canal water. It also incorporates the Yangtze River grain transport system from the two lakes via Jiangxi to Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, reflecting it in a relatively simplified manner. The map holds significant historical and artistic value and is a treasured piece in the Special Collection Division of the National Library of China. Zhejiang Ancient Books Publishing House has published a simulated reproduction of this map, which is of great importance for promoting the culture of the thousand-year-old Grand Canal and ensuring the implementation of preservation and heritage work along the canal.