(LI ZHONG)

China's Grand Canal has been added to the World Heritage List. The decision was announced at the 38th Session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar, on June 22.

The Grand Canal, with a length of 1,794 km, dates back 2,400 years. It's the longest man-made waterway in the world and is still in use.

This year, a section of the ancient trade route of the Silk Road, linking China and Europe, and an extension of South China Karst, a natural World Heritage Site since 2007, also made the list.