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Exploring China along the Grand Canal : a journey through Jiangsu / compiled by Yangzhou Municipal People's Government ; chief editor, He Yun'ao ; editor, Zhang Bing ; translators, Zhang Hairong, Zhu Ying, Li Xianhong, Huang Qidong, Daniel Jingyuan Ni, Vivian Qinwen Yan.
Van Pelt Library DS793.K45 E97 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jiangsu Sheng (China)--History.
- Jiangsu Sheng (China).
- Jiangsu Sheng (China)--Description and travel.
- Grand Canal (China)--History.
- Grand Canal (China).
- Physical Description:
- vii, 267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- English edition.
- Other Title:
- Journey through Jiangsu
- Place of Publication:
- Montréal, Québec, Canada : Royal Collins Publishing Group Inc., 2025.
- Contents:
- Nanjing : the capital of ten dynasties : the cultural essence of mooring by the Qinhuai River at night
- Lianyungang : the famous district of the East China Sea : the Eastern Bridgehead of the Belt and Road Initiative
- Xuzhou : the crossroad of five provinces : the golden waterway of inclusiveness and integration
- Suqian : the hometown of the overlord : the rivers and mountains in early spring are most enchanting
- Huai'an : a strategic point connecting the north and south : the magnificent "southeast's premier state"
- Yancheng : the city of a hundred rivers : the salt culture of "salting the world"
- Taizhou : a place of peace and prosperity : the phoenix land of intersecting waterways
- Yangzhou : the renowned capital to the east of the Huai River : origin of the Grand Canal
- Zhenjiang : a vital transportation hub : the scenic beauty of Beigu Mountain
- Nantong : the first city of modern China : well-known Langshan and Jinghai
- Changzhou : the key support of the Central Wu Region : a prosperous and abundant cornerstone of the southeast
- Wuxi : the pearl of the Taihu Lake : a river-encircled ancient city
- Suzhou : the paradise of Wu and Yue : the land of fish and rice in Jiangnan Region.
- Notes:
- Translated from the Chinese.
- ISBN:
- 9781487813253
- 1487813252
- OCLC:
- 1571471088
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