Name: How a poet reshaped a lake nearly 1,000 years ago
Uploaded: 2026-04-29T16:09:40+08:00
Duration: PT28.933S
Description: Stretching nearly three kilometers across West Lake in Hangzhou, China, the Su Causeway is one of the lake’s most iconic features.

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Stretching nearly three kilometers across West Lake in Hangzhou, China, the Su Causeway is one of the lake’s most iconic features. But it began as a massive engineering project. During the Northern Song Dynasty nearly 1,000 years ago, the poet-official Su Shi (1037–1101) oversaw the dredging of the lake, using the excavated mud to build the causeway. More than just a pathway, this project reshaped the lake itself. Today, the causeway—built from mud—still carries everyday life across the water.

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