World Canals Conference 2026- GuilinWORLD CANALS CONFERENCE 2026

Conference Topics

复活与坚持：关键选择

Revitalization and Preservation: a Crucial Choice

Some countries' ancient canals and their heritage are facing many challenges and key choices on the path of transformation, such as: which should be changed and which should be preserved? How to adapt natural and cultural heritage to modern society while preserving it? Ultimately, we need to make a choice between achieving the ultimate goal of development and its costs. Discussions around challenges and choices have universal value.

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Call for speakers

We are looking for passionate speakers to share their expertise and profound insights at our conference.
The registration deadline is 24:00 on May 6, 2026 (Beijing time)

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Lijiang Scenic Line

Lijiang River

The Lijiang River originates from Mao'er Mountain, the first peak in South China, and belongs to the upper reaches of the Guijiang River of the the Pearl River water system, with a total length of 214 kilometers, and 100 kilometers flowing through the Lijiang River scenic spot. The scenery on the surface and banks of the Lijiang River is a karst landform formed hundreds of millions of years ago, known as the pearl on the crown of the world's karst landscape, and has earned Guilin the reputation of "the best in the world".

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Lingqu Exploration Line

The Lingqu Canal

The Lingqu Canal was excavated in 214 BC. It, together with Dujiangyan Irrigation Project in Sichuan Province and Zhengguo Canal in Shaanxi Province, is called the three major water conservancy projects in the process of Qin's unification of China. It was recognized by the International Industrial Heritage Protection Committee (TICCIH) as "an important historical site of canals in the world". In 2018, it was honored as the "World Irrigation Engineering Heritage" and "the pearl of ancient water conservancy buildings in the world".

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Pinglu Canal Line

Pinglu Canal

The Pinglu Canal is a backbone project of the Western Land Sea New Channel, with a total length of 134.2 kilometers. It is constructed as a first-class inland waterway and can accommodate 5000 ton ships with an annual one-way capacity of 89 million tons. Opened up the bottleneck of "river sea intermodal transportation" in Guangxi, connected the Xijiang River and Beibu Gulf Port, and formed a strategic channel connecting ASEAN.

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Announcement on Registration Matters for the World Canals Conference 2026

To ensure the smooth hosting of the 2026 World Canal Congress, the following announcement is made regarding various registration matters and deadlines for this conference. Please pay attention and register in a timely manner.

Speaker Registration: The deadline for the channel is 24:00 on May 6, 2026.
Registration: Early registration for this conference can enjoy a discounted registration fee policy. The deadline for early registration to enjoy the discounted price is24:00 on June 6, 2026. The final registration deadline for the conference is24:00 on August 20, 2026.
Exhibition registration: The deadline for the channel is24:00 on August 7, 2026.

The above dates are all in Beijing time. Guests who are interested in registering should register as soon as possible and pay the registration fee at the same time.

Secretariat for the Preparation of Guilin World Canals Conference January 28, 2026