There are a lot of canals (运河) in the world. Some of them are famous. Have you ever heard of them?
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Chinese people started to build the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the Spring and Autumn Period. As the oldest and longest man-made canal in the world, it starts from Beijing in the north and ends in Hangzhou in the south with a total length of about 1,794 kilometers. |
The Suez Canal The Suez Canal is a man-made canal through Egypt, connecting (连接) the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. In March, 2021, a ship called Ever Given got stuck (搁浅) in the Suez Canal. The ship is about 400 meters long-that's bigger than the Empire State Building in New York, the US. |
The Panama Canal The Panama Canal is an important waterway connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. It's in Panama. The whole canal is 65 kilometers long, which is known as one of the seven engineering wonders of the world. It was built and opened by the United States in 1914. Its opening has greatly made the shipping distance (距离) between the two oceans much shorter. |
The Kiel Canal The Kiel Canal in Germany goes through the middle of Schleswig-Holstein and it is 98 kilometers long. The Kiel Canal is a two-way waterway that connects the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. Every year, about 32, 000 ships pass through the Kiel Canal. |
