Kasui

Japanese: 菏水 - かすい
Kasui

...Although it no longer has the importance it once did, it still has value as a regional transportation route (Figure).
[Ancient Canals]
China's oldest canal is the Heshui canal, which was opened by the Song dynasty in the Spring and Autumn period from Tao (Dingtao County, Shandong Province) on the bank of the Jishui canal to the southeast, connecting the Jishui and Sishui canals. In the south, the Wu dynasty opened a canal called the Hangou canal from present-day Yangzhou north to the Huai'an city on the bank of the Huai River, connecting the Huai River to the Sishui canal, thus connecting the Yellow River and the Yangtze River (Yangtze River) by water.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Koji water" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…今日では往時のような重要性はなくなったが,地方的な交通輸送路としての利用価値は失われていない(図)。
[古代の運河]
 中国最古の運河は,春秋時代に宋国が済水(せいすい)岸の陶(山東省定陶県)から南東に向かって開いた菏水(かすい)で,済水と泗水(しすい)とを連絡したものである。南では呉国が今の揚州市から北へ淮河(わいが)岸の淮安市付近まで邗溝(かんこう)という運河を開き,淮河を経て泗水に通ずるようにしたので,黄河と長江(揚子江)とは水路で連絡されるようになった。…

※「菏水」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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