Sùqiān

Sùqiān stands on the waterways of northern Jiāngsū, where the Grand Canal and the Yellow River shaped successive routes for grain transport. During the Qīng, the river governor Jìn Fǔ opened and joined channels to create the Middle Canal, separating canal traffic from a dangerous stretch of the Yellow River. This new route brought boats past Sùqiān on their journey north and south.