During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu dug ditches and cut Qi, and the Sui Dynasty expanded on a large scale, reaching the capital Luoyang and even Zhuo Jun. During the renovation of the Yuan Dynasty, Luoyang was abandoned and Beijing was taken. It has been dug for more than 2500 years now. In 2002, the Grand Canal was included in the East Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project. 20 14 On June 22nd, the 38th World Heritage Conference announced that China's Grand Canal Project was successfully selected into the World Cultural Heritage List, becoming the 46th World Heritage Project in China.

20 14 September, the Tongzhou-Xianghe-Wuqing section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is scheduled to be initially opened to traffic on 20 17 and officially opened to traffic in 2020. On June 3rd, 20 15, the landmark "North Starting Point of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal" was erected, and Tongzhou was officially established as the North Starting Point of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.