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The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is about 1,800 kilometres long. It 1 (start) from Hangzhou in the south and goes to Beijing in the north. It has a 2 /lɒŋ/ history of over 2,500 years. In the ancient times, Emperor Yang Guang gave an 3 /'ɔːdə(r)/ to expand (扩建) the canal. Building such a long canal was 4 (real) difficult at that time. There were millions of people working on it, and in a short time, lots 5 them lost their lives. It 6 (take) people about six years to build the canal. The Grand Canal became a bridge 7 /bɪ'twiːn/ the north and the south of China.
The Grand Canal was built in old times but it is still in use today. Every day, 8 (ship) go up and down the canal. And many people like to take 9 walk along it. It is part of many Chinese people's life. Now many people are 10 (live) happily near the canal. They call it "mother river" and it is one of the symbols in Hangzhou.
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