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The five thousand years long magnificent history of China has made the Chinese an intelligent people that created many great world-renowned projects. Some of them survived thousands of years of changes and still benefit us today. Dujiangyan is not only a great miracle of ancient Chinese hydraulic engineering technology, but also a shining pearl among hydraulic projects around the world. Dujiangyan describes how Li Bing, the governor of Shu County of the Qin State, led the public to build the Dujiangyan water conservancy project more than 2,000 years ago. It also explains the principle of flood control of the project through illustrations.

The five thousand years long magnificent history of China has made the Chinese an intelligent people who created many great world-renowned projects. Some of them survived thousands of years of changes and still benefit us today. Karez well is an underground water conservancy project invented by ancient Chinese living in arid regions. Karez Well depicts the reasons, principles, and history of constructing the Karez wells in Xinjiang, China, and is of great local characteristics. It shows the positive changes that Karez wells have brought to the agricultural production and lives of local people in Xinjiang since its completion.

The five thousand years long magnificent history of China has made the Chinese an intelligent people that created many great world-renowned projects. Some of them survived thousands of years of changes and still benefit us today. The Great Wall (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) is an ancient defense project with the longest construction period and largest construction scale in the world. The Great Wall depicts how the ancient Great Wall of China guarded the country during war and benefited trade in peacetime. The Great Wall not only contributed to the peace and stability of the border regions in ancient China, but also ensured the safe development of the Silk Road.

The five thousand years long magnificent history of China has made the Chinese an intelligent people that created many great world-renowned projects. Some of them survived thousands of years of changes and still benefit us today. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) is an ancient canal with the longest course and largest construction scale in the world. It is also the world's oldest canal. Canals mainly illustrates the complete development process of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal from the Sui Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. The book also shows how the canal's completion created tremendous convenience in transportation and great changes for local residents by depicting the prosperous cities along the canal.