Roads
and canals were invented in the Qin dynasty by Emperor Qin. The roads consisted
of five main highways
that reached out as much as
4,000 miles. Each road begin at the capital Xianyang. Some roads fanned out
from smaller passages making it easier for soldiers to reach the farthest
outposts of the empire. The highways were made to always run straight whenever
possible from mountain passes to tunneled areas. Qin dynasty engineers also
invented the new water highway system which also helped link China.
The “magic transport canal”
was actually a system of canals
dug across central China to
connect the Yangzi
and the West River. It opened
up many miles of waterway for the transport of products, especially rice. By
draining the water from the marshes, it also created a new canal. This was the
first to link two rivers and it has remained up to continuous use in modern
times. These two systems were very helpful to China because they increased the
amount of trade and money within China.
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