On October 9, the reporter learned from the 2026 World Canal Conference press conference held by the Information Office of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government that the 37th World Canal Congress will be held in Guilin from October 12 to 15, 2026. The conference was co-hosted by the Guilin Municipal Committee and Municipal Government in conjunction with the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Transportation Department and Inland Waterways International. The event included an opening and closing ceremony and a plenary session. Four parallel expert seminars were held during which three on-site inspection routes and theme display activities of the Pinglu Canal, the Lingqu River and the Lijiang River will fully showcase Guangxi's ancient canal civilization and contemporary water transport construction achievements, and empower Guilin's world-class tourist city. It is of practical significance in exploring and disseminating the historical value of the Lingqu River, serving the construction of new land and sea corridors in the west, and improving the level of openness of Guangxi to the outside world. The World Canal Conference is a major international authoritative industry conference. It is held alternately every year in Europe, Asia, and America. It has been held 36 sessions so far. This is the third time that the World Canal Conference has come to China.

On October 9, the reporter learned from the 2026 World Canal Conference press conference held by the Information Office of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government that the 37th World Canal Congress will be held in Guilin from October 12 to 15, 2026. The conference was co-hosted by the Guilin Municipal Committee and Municipal Government in conjunction with the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Transportation Department and Inland Waterways International. The event included an opening and closing ceremony and a plenary session. Four parallel expert seminars were held during which three on-site inspection routes and theme display activities of the Pinglu Canal, the Lingqu River and the Lijiang River will fully showcase Guangxi's ancient canal civilization and contemporary water transport construction achievements, and empower Guilin's world-class tourist city. It is of practical significance in exploring and disseminating the historical value of the Lingqu River, serving the construction of new land and sea corridors in the west, and improving the level of openness of Guangxi to the outside world. The World Canal Conference is a major international authoritative industry conference. It is held alternately every year in Europe, Asia, and America. It has been held 36 sessions so far. This is the third time that the World Canal Conference has come to China.