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NEGLECTED 2013 & RENOVATED 2024

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2013 -  The Língqú 灵渠 Magic Transport Canal is well protected and restored only along its eastern-most three kilometers, within the Lingqu Scenic Spot and along historic Water Street in the town of Xing’an. Beyond Water Street, to the west, the sidewalls, width, and adjacent sidewalks of the Lingqu continue for several blocks.  But the condition of the canal is deplorable at many places along its remaining route to the west, especially the un-restored approximately three kilometers on the west side of Xing’an. 

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2013 - Banks and towpath no longer maintained, the Língqú 灵渠 Magic Transport Canal is just a vegetation-choked ditch in western Xing’an. A low flow is maintained in the canal, which can be viewed from many street bridges. 

Renovated, 2024

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2024 - This section of te canal, on the west side of Xing'an, now has new block siding and peach-tree landscaping.

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

 2013--The Lingqu makes many twists and turns as it maintains its elevation along the contours of the landscape, eventually joining a canalized tributary of the Li River after another approximately five kilometers. From that point, some twenty kilometers distant, through canalized river channels, it reaches the Li River proper, at the western end of the canal.  The total length of the Língqú 灵渠 Magic Transport Canal is a few more than thirty kilometers

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2013  In one segment, the canal route shares what appears to be a city sewer.

Renovated, 2024

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2024 This section  of canal, west ioif Water Street in Xing'an, has newly-placed block siding and recently-redone landscalping

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2013 - West of Xing'an, the canal is chocked with vegetation.

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2013- Banks and towpath no longer maintained, the Língqú 灵渠 Magic Transport Canal is just a vegetation-choked ditch in western Xing’an. A low flow is maintained in the canal, which can be viewed from many street bridges. 

Renovated, 2024

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

2024 - Where the Shi-an Shui enters the LIngqu, near the in the western edge of Xing'an, the canal's flow has been restored, with newly-installed block sidewalls and landscaping.

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

 2013--At one point, the Lingqu appears to be encroached upon by dirt fill, dumped for nearby construction.

Renovated 2024

Condition of the Canal, October, 2013

Renovated 2024

2024 - The block sidewalls and landscaping have been extended to the west of Xing'an, including the area that formerly contained dumped fill dirt.

This website created and maintained by Jim Stembridge of Salem, Oregon, USA and Peiru Xu of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.   Website established in 2014; revised 2022 & 2024.    Photographs and descriptions are free to use for any purpose with credit to  "LINGQU 灵渠 MAGIC TRANSPORT CANAL.com".   We welcome comments and questions.                                    E-mail          stembrij@gmail.com                    

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