Wonderful Tour on the Pinglu Canal: Our Wonderful Neighbors
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On September 16, 2026, the Pinglu Canal was officially opened to navigation. As China's first canal that has been planned and coordinated at the national level since 1949, it serves as a backbone project of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in western China. What unique value does this landmark project bring? What highlights does it hold? And what wonderful stories lie along its 134.2-kilometer waterway? Join us on a wonderful journey with the bilingual short-video series Wonderful Tour on the Pinglu Canal.
"Do fish also have their way home?" The 134.2-kilometer Pinglu Canal flows through many wildlife habitats along its route. Now that it is built and open to navigation, how are these neighbors doing? Strolling along the Pinglu Canal, Nassim, a young man from Comoros, discovered that fish actually have their own dedicated fishway for migration; that the mangroves in the sea wear "protective suits"; that the white-feathered, graceful, long-legged egrets are too many to count; and that a single road has set aside a stretch of sea, giving the Chinese white dolphins a bay in which to swim free of care... This canal, living in harmony with all creatures, made Nassim exclaim, "Oh My God!"
