China: Pinglu Canal Opens, Linking Xijiang River to Beibu Gulf.

Nanning, China - September 15, 2026 Aerial footage shows China's Pinglu Canal, a 134.2-kilometer waterway connecting the Xijiang River shipping route to Qinzhou Port on the Beibu Gulf, in Guangxi, China, on September 15, 2026. The canal, set to open September 16, is China's first major river-to-sea canal project planned and coordinated at the national level since 1949. (Video by Liang Shun/Xinhua/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except China *** CHINA OUT ***