The Study of the Serial Extension of the Grand Canal World Heritage
The serial property the Grand Canal aligns with the world cultural heritage categories of heri-tage canal,cultural landscape and cultural routes.The proposed extension of the Grand Canal based on the"Line-shaped"serial property themed engineering technology should supplement the water-engineering and technological remains and expand the spatial and temporal scope of the heritage;The proposed exten-sion based on the cultural landscapes should form the cultural landscape cluster by combining the various landscapes along the route illustrating the production and life of the people;The proposed extension based on the cultural routes should build the land and water cultural heritage complex,and emphasise the dynamic and evolutionary relationships between the canal and the towns,and the towns themselves.
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