What are the chances of Shangrao, the Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong Canal project?

If the Grand Canal runs through, it will form a Grand Canal that runs through the north and closely connects the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Pearl River Basin. This will be a masterpiece in the history of China's water transport. The Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong Grand Canal is ready to start construction. If the Grand Canal is opened, it will have a great impact on the development pattern of southern China, especially Jiangxi Province. In short, the general route of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong Grand Canal is like this, starting from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, along the Qiantang River and Fuchun River. Through Xinjiang to Poyang Lake, and then along the upper reaches of Ganjiang River, Zhangshui is one of the cradles of Ganjiang River, which is connected with Beijiang River, a tributary of the northern Pearl River, in Dayu City, Jiangxi Province and Nanxiong City, Guangdong Province.

After the completion of the Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong Grand Canal, Jiangxi Province will better accept the economic radiation from the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, and will surely reap huge development dividends. In addition, Jiangxi will use this grand canal to become a water transport hub connecting Hubei, Anhui, Shaanxi and other central and western provinces with the Pearl River Delta, which will certainly bring many development opportunities for the canal. Jiangxi is about to take off again, and the amount of earthwork needed to build the Grand Canal between Jiangxi and Guangdong is actually not too much. The distance from Zhangshui, one of the headwaters of Ganshui, to Jianshui is less than 10 km. For a big infrastructure country, there is nothing to say.

However, due to the relatively closed water system in Jiangxi, some people have doubts about the Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong Grand Canal. Most rivers flow into Poyang Lake. Will the Grand Canal affect the river ecology in Jiangxi Province? Therefore, we need to consider and solve it properly. In modern times, the decline of Jiangxi, the decrease of waterway transportation and the increase of railway transportation are one of the most critical factors. The Guangdong-Han Railway, now the southern section of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, bypassed Jiangxi and entered Hunan, which made Jiangxi lose a good opportunity for development. Jiangxi lags far behind in railway construction. The photos of Jiangxi high-speed rail ring that once appeared embarrassed Jiangxi, and now the high-speed rail construction in Jiangxi has caught up with or even surpassed many provinces.

According to statistics, Jiangxi's high-speed rail mileage has increased to the third place in the country, second only to Guangdong and Liaoning. However, after all, high-speed rail is mainly passenger transport, and water transport is most suitable for bulk freight. After all, the cost of water transportation is the lowest among all modes of transportation. It is estimated that the water transportation cost in Jiangxi is 1/2 of the railway transportation cost, 1/5 of the road transportation cost and 1/20 of the air transportation cost. Canal transportation is very cost-effective, and waterway transportation is more environmentally friendly and energy-saving, which has positive significance for protecting the ecological environment and sustainable development. So once it is completed, the development of Shangrao in Jiangxi will also develop.