The canal is situated about 60 kilometers northeast of Guilin, one of the famous sight seeing place in Kiangsi province. The upper streams of Luoging Jiang and Xing Jiang flow side by side, but oppositly near Xiangan, namely the former goes down southward through Guilin to Xi Jiang, and the later northward into Donjing lake and to Chang Jian. Shin Aung Ti sent his troop to south China and unified the country in B.C. 221, but suffering transport of munitions of war through mountain jungle, he ordered Shi Lu to excavate canal, and in B.C. 219 it was accomplished. The details of shi plan is unknown. But perhaps he decided the canal site, devised Howshi (plow share shaped instrument of dividing stream) and overflow dyke. The present status of canal appeared through more than twenty conservacies. I shall make some explanation with the map No. 2 and the Phot. No. 4. The photo was taken at the entrance of south canal. The stone paved overflow dyke is called Xiao Tian Ping about six meters higher than old river bed of Xing Jiang (left side of the photo), it damps up the upper stream of Xing Jiang making artificial lake (right side of the photo) and the water flows into the south canal (Lingqu canal). The dyke enters the grove which is man made islet where present Howshi is settled. At present Lingqu Canal finished her roll as a navigation canal, but she serves as irrigation and service water canal as well. The government of China is eager to repair the canal and to manifest it as the important historical remnant of the world.
