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靈渠

简灵渠 · 繁靈渠

Mandarin · pinyin Líng qú

Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安 Xīng ān, Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江 Cháng Jiāng to the Pearl River 珠江 Zhū jiāng

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渠: qú · ditch, canal, channel, gutter
灵: líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world

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Lingqu Canal (a canal in Xina'an, Guilin, Guangxi autonomous region, China)

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