page_title: Lingqu
hierarchical_section_title: Lingqu
caption_attribution_description: English: The flow of Lingqu Canal, connecting rivers Xiang and Gui, built 3rd century BC; northbound Xiang R. marked pale blue; Lingqu Canal and Li R. - navy blue; southbound Gui R. on the left, unmarked; Yangtze and Xijiang basin water division (approx.) - thin green line.
context_page_description: The Lingqu is a canal in Xing'an County, near Guilin, in the northwestern corner of Guangxi, China. It connects the Xiang River with the Li River, and thus is part of a historical waterway between the Yangtze and the Pearl River Delta. It was the first canal in the world to connect two river valleys and enabled boats to travel 2,000 kilometres from Beijing to Hong Kong.
context_section_description: The Lingqu (simplified Chinese: 灵渠; traditional Chinese: 靈渠; pinyin: Líng Qú) is a canal in Xing'an County, near Guilin, in the northwestern corner of Guangxi, China. It connects  the Xiang River (which flows north into the Yangtze) with the Li River (which flows south into the Gui River and Xijiang), and thus is part of a historical waterway between the Yangtze and the Pearl River Delta.  It was the first canal in the world to connect two river valleys and enabled boats to travel 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) from Beijing to Hong Kong.
caption: The route of the Lingqu (dark blue). The divide between the basins of the Yangtze (to the east) and the Pearl River (to the west) is approximately shown with the green line
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