North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal

River in Jiangsu, China

The North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal (simplified Chinese: 苏北灌溉总渠; traditional Chinese: 蘇北灌溉總渠; pinyin: Sūběi Guàngài Zǒng Qú) (often called the Subei Canal) is located in the lower reaches of the Huai River, one of the major rivers in the north of Jiangsu Province, China. It originates at Gaoliangjian on Hongze Lake and runs through Hongze, Qingpu, Huai'an, Funing, Sheyang and Binghai county(or district) and joins the artificial estuary of Biandan Harbour. The canal is 168 km in length and can irrigate 1,720,000 hectares of farmland.

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