The Grand Canal（大运河）is a man—made waterway that runs north and south in eastern China. Dating back 2, 500 years and stretching 1, 794 kilometers, it is among the world's oldest and l canals. Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum is located on the bank of the ancient Grand Canal in Yangzhou, one of the eight c in Jiangsu province sitting along the Grand Canal.
The museum o its doors to the public on June 16, 2021. It covers an area of some 80, 000 square meters. It has two structures:a four—story building in the s of a giant ship waiting to set sail, and a 100—meter—tall Tang—Dynasty—style tower.
The museum has 11 themed exhibitions（展览）. They are telling the h of the Sui—Tang Grand Canal built during the Sui and Tang Dynasties（581—907）, the Beijing—Hangzhou Grand Canal and the East Zhejiang Canal. These canals offer a wealth of historic and cultural attractions w they continue to be used for transport, irrigation（灌溉）and flood control. The 25. 7—meter—long, 8—meter—high ancient Bian River section is c by many as the "treasure of the museum".
So far, the museum has over 10, 000 exhibits（展品）, including 20 groups of large ones, making it the best collection to show the grandness of the canal and h people changed nature.
Passing t the exhibition hall and into the antiquated（老式的）streets, visitors can see restaurants and shops along the street, as if walking in the water village on the canal during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Yangzhou China Grand Canal Museum is different from all the other m which are themed on the Grand Canal in China. Why not come and visit it yourself？
