The Lingqu () is a canal in Xing'an County, near Guilin, in the northwestern corner of Guangxi, China.

It connects the Xiang River (which flows north into the Yangtze) with the Li River (which flows south into the Gui River and Xijiang, the latter is one of the major tributaries of Pearl River), and thus is part of a historical waterway between the Yangtze and the Pearl River Delta. It was the first canal in the world to connect two river valleys and enabled boats to travel overland between Northern China and the Pearl River Delta. It is also one of the most well-preserved such projects in the world.

The canal is long. The canal also aided water conservation by diverting up to a third of the flow of the Xiang to the Li.

See also

  • History of canals in China
  • Grand Canal of China
  • Dujiangyan
  • Zhengguo Canal

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  • Day, Lance and McNeil, Ian . (1996). Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology. New York: Routledge. .