01224nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001100001500042245012200057300001200179490000600191520089100197020001401088       2013                            d1 aQingyu Liu00aHeritage Characteristic and Value of the Grand Canal in China: under the Background of Application for World Heritage  a167-1720 v83 aChina Grand Canal applying for world cultural heritage has reached a critical stage. From the angle of the Canal Science, problems such as heritage category, heritage characteristic and value, heritage property are still further studied. Based on the reference of the experience of abroad heritage canal s application for world heritage from World Heritage List, the paper has reached the following 3 conclusions. Firstly, definition of canal heritage should be defined from water resources engineering system, with intangible cultural heritage only as reference. Secondly, heritage characteristic and value of China Grand Canal features engineering, cultural routes, combination of heritage canal and cultural routes. Thirdly, the likeliest type of China Grand Canal applying for world cultural heritage is "heritage canal", then mixed heritage of "heritage canal and cultural routes".  a2160-1070