Show THE mir CANAL AT cuni CHINA one of the most extraordinary works of art in the world is 19 the imperial linperi al canal of china this woud wonderful erful structure which was built by the mongol emperor kublic khan extends from the vicinity of pekin at which otty nty the t he emperor E fixed the seat of government to the pang tse kiang river a distance of more than six hundred miles to the southward the I 1 canal is in iii some places tunnel led through heights and at others it is ia carried lelakes and over ma marshes rhes and low grounds by i means leans of stupendous om em bark ments rivers riv ers feed it and goodly ships sail on its waters it is used not only as a great bombere commercial dal hi highway gIlway but bat as ag fin an i arri irrigator i and ana drain to the country through w which it flows and renders available much m alch und land that would otherwise be useless the 1 canal exhibits soud sound practical skill I 1 a and nd e even v getius genius on the part of its constructors and as a work war of labar it is gigantic it is one of the greatest of those great wor works aks which areto are to bedet be met with I 1 ni iu china on alara a larger in iny any other othe r cop country in 1 in the world I 1 0 o I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 |