Below Paradise - The Marvel of China's Grand Canal.

From: World and I | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: Bartruff, Dave | Copyright information

From a modern bridge in a newer part of Suzhou, I looked down over the world's most ancient man-made waterway, China's Grand Canal. Single cargo barges, loaded with coal, bagged rice, and giant logs, ran low in the water. Other barges plowed along, all seemingly connected in a nautical train that resembled a twisting, steaming dragon.

I watched in some amazement as one large vessel--with a woman pilot at the wheel--navigated the congested, fast-moving canal traffic. She ...

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