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Strengthening of Grand Canal grain transport under the Yuan

Type Event Region China Time 1288

Around 1288 the Yuan dynasty intensified maintenance and scheduling of Grand Canal grain transport, dredging blocked sections and improving sea-river…

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  1. 1288Shandong section of the Grand Canal · ShandongThe Yuan dynasty invested labor in dredging key sections of the Grand Canal, repairing locks, dams, and embankments to ensure grain-boat passage capacity and reduce transport delays caused by silting.
  2. 1288Tongzhou · TongzhouThe Grain Transport General Office strengthened fleet grouping and scheduling, coordinated river and sea transport links, and increased grain shipments to the Tongzhou granaries near Dadu to support northern grain supplies.

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