By the end of 13th century, water was seen as a way to transport people and objects.👍 The construction of water canals would become a on-going struggle that continues to this day. It took thirty-five years, from👍 1439 until 1475, to buildninety kilometers of navigable canals in the Province of Milan.

Although canals have played👍 an important role in the UK economy, it is thought that the Chinese built the first canal in the world👍 in the 10th Century, the Grand Canal of China. In fact, the pound lock which is still used within British👍 canals was supposedly invested by Chhiao Wei-Yo in 983.