Wonderful Tour on the Pinglu Canal: The Wonderful Port

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.

The Pinglu Canal is not just a waterway. It is also a major transport hub running north-south, linking rail, river, and sea transport and connecting domestic and international trade. With the canal open to navigation, western China will be all the more confident in accelerating its integration into the global economy. Mingxi, a young man from Russia, came to Qinzhou Port, the Pinglu Canal's gateway to the sea, to take in the magnificent sight of the canal joining the ocean and connecting the world. Here, Mingxi raised a string of questions: Why can't a single person be seen at such a busy terminal? What impact will the canal's opening have on port enterprises? How do thousand-tonne-class inland vessels transship cargo with 10-thousand-tonne-class seagoing ships? Come and unravel the mystery with Mingxi!