[The 37th World Canal Conference will be held in Guilin, Guangxi from October 12th to 15th] On October 9th, reporters 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 Conference will be held in Guilin from October 12th to 15th, 2026. This conference was co-sponsored by the Guilin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the Department of Transportation of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Inland Waterways International (IWI). The event included opening and closing ceremonies and plenary meetings, and four parallel expert seminars were held, during which three on-site inspections of the Pinglu Canal, Ling Canal, and Li River were conducted The inspection routes and theme exhibition activities will fully demonstrate the achievements of Guangxi’s ancient canal civilization and contemporary water transportation construction, empower the construction of Guilin’s world-class tourist city, and have practical significance for exploring and spreading the historical value of Lingqu Canal, serving the construction of the new land-sea corridor in the west, and improving the level of Guangxi’s opening up to the outside world. (CCTV News)