But this is another, this is the Grand Canal, which was constructed in the first instance in the fifth century B.C. and was finally completed in the seventh century A.D. It went for 1,114 miles, linking Beijing with Hangzhou and Shanghai.
Другой пример - Великий канал, построенный в первой разработке в 5 столетии до н.э. и законченный, наконец, в 7 столетии н.э. Он тянется на 1793 км, соединяя Пекин с Ханчжоу и Шанхаем.