Grand Canal is in People's Republic of China. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
People's Republic of China
Coordinates
30.2614 N, 120.2239 E
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
69
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Classical Gardens of Suzhou
People's Republic of China
124.5
Shanghai Museum
People's Republic of China
160.6
Huangshan
People's Republic of China
198.3
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
People's Republic of China
239.4
Ming Xiaoling
People's Republic of China
239.8
The closest neighbor is Classical Gardens of Suzhou, 124.5 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Grande Canal da China
English
Grand Canal
Español
Gran Canal de China
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 30.2614 N, 120.2239 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Grand Canal: 69 sitelinks; closest neighbor Classical Gardens of Suzhou at 124.5 km