This story appears in the May 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. Grand Canal barges have no fancy names, no mermaids planted on the bow, no corny sayings painted on the stern. Instead ...

Xunxian County, anciently known as Liyang, saw the establishment of Liyang Granary during the Sui Dynasty, where people utilized the Grand Canal for grain transportation. As one of the key official ...

Holly D. Johnson Considered to be the main street of Venice, the roughly 2-mile Grand Canal is one of the city's most popular and highly photographed attractions. Recent travelers recommend hiring ...