The Grand Canal of China, Part 1 - UNESCO, Sui Dynasty and Infrastructure Obsessions 大运河历史第一集：世界遗产，隋朝与基建狂魔

The Grand Canal, a waterway system that travels vast regions of China is famous today as a UNESCO world heritage site. In this episode we discuss its complicated history. Why build a canal? What was the labor cost - measured in countless lives - that built an emperor's vision? Does the UNESCO World Heritage Convention transcends cultural nationalism or reinforce it? Tune in to this first episode about the Grand Canal and its history.