The expansion of water communication and transportation between north and south China during the Six dynasties

Abstract

Although a split and turbulent age, the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties, known as the Six dynasties, witnessed a continuous expansion of waterway communication and transportation between north and south China. A significant waterway from Hangzhou to Tianjin held the greatest potential for development during this period, eventually leading to the construction of the Grand Canal in the Sui dynasty.

Keywords

Northern and Southern dynasties, Six dynasties, transportation between north and south China