Dataset of 697 Cultural Heritage Sites along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
CHEN Ziang1 LIN Xinyue1 YE Peng1 HE Ju2 YANG Meng*1
1 College of Civil and Transportation Engineering，Yangzhou University，Yangzhou 225091，China2 Institute of Rural Revitalization，Yangzhou University (Central Jiangsu Development Research Institute)，Yangzhou 225091，China
DOI:10.3974/geodb.2026.02.04.V1
Published:Feb. 2026
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Key Words：
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal,Cultural Heritage Site,World Heritage
Abstract：
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs from Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south. It was first constructed during the Chun-Qiu Period (770-476 BC), became fully connected during the Sui Dynasty (581-618), flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the earliest, longest, and largest ancient canal in the world. The dataset of 697 cultural heritage sites along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was developed based on the heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014, integrated with official websites such as those of the State Council and the National Cultural Heritage Administration. The dataset includes the sites’ names, protection levels, heritage types, construction periods, and historical backgrounds of 697 cultural heritage sites, comprising 58 World Cultural Heritage sites, 200 National Cultural Heritage sites, and 439 Provincial Cultural Heritage sites. The dataset is archived in both .xlsx and .shp formats, and consists of 22 data files with data size of 4.50 MB (compressed into one single file with 541 KB).
Foundation Item：
National Natural Science Foundation of China (42501353, 42401291); Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20230602); Ministry of Education of P. R. China (23YJCZH265)
Data Citation：
CHEN Ziang, LIN Xinyue, YE Peng, HE Ju, YANG Meng*. Dataset of 697 Cultural Heritage Sites along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal[J/DB/OL]. Digital Journal of Global Change Data Repository, 2026. https://doi.org/10.3974/geodb.2026.02.04.V1.
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