中国的大运河是世界最长的运河。它北起北京，南至杭州，全长1794公里。沟通黄河、淮河、长江和钱塘江，现为南水北调的重要通道之一。

The Grand Canal in China is the world’s longest canal, which runs 1794 kilometers from Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in the south. By linking the Yellow River, the Huai River, the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, and the Qiantang River, it serves as a most important waterway to transport water from South China to North China.

中国东部杭州湾的钱塘江江潮是世界上最壮观的江潮，怒潮翻滚时浪花最高达8.93米，速度约为每小时24公里，方圆22公里内可听到波涛汹涌前进的声音，有“十万军声一夜潮”之说。

The tidal bore of the Qiantang River in the Gulf of Hangzhou of East China is the most spectacular in the world. The sprays of the surging tidal bore reach as high as 8.93 metres with a current velocity of 24 kilometres per hour. Its roar can be heard within a circumference of 22 kilometres. This accounts for a Chinese description that“the roar of the tidal bore sounds like ten thousand armies.”