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标题：China launches new canal, first of its kind since 1949, giving inland access to sea lanes

Newly opened Pinglu Canal will allow cargo from inland provinces to reach the Gulf of Tonkin, avoiding a 560km detour, deepening trade ties

正文：China officially opened its landmark Pinglu Canal to navigation on Wednesday, creating a new maritime gateway for the country's southwestern hinterland and providing a shorter route to Southeast Asia as Beijing seeks to deepen trade with the region. The 134.2km (83.4 mile) waterway links Nanning,the capital of the southern region of Guangxi, to the Gulf of Tonkin, known as the Beibu Gulf in China, allowing cargo from inland provinces to reach the sea without taking a roughly 560km detour via Guangzhou, cutting both transit times and logistics costs.

知识点：landmark /ˈlændmɑːk/ n. / adj.

英文释义：landmark (adj.) means marking an important stage or turning point in something's development

本义为"地标"（land 陆地 + mark 标记，即用来辨认方位的显著建筑物），重大事件与历史评价语境核心义为"里程碑式的、足以成为时间分界线的"（本文特指：平陆运河作为1949年以来首条江海连通运河，被视为中国内河航运史上具有分界意义的工程）

核心搭配：a landmark decision、a landmark ruling、a landmark deal、a landmark project、a landmark study

・The court issued a landmark ruling on cross-border data transfers.法院就跨境数据传输作出了一项里程碑式的裁定。

・Investors called the merger a landmark deal for the semiconductor industry.投资者称这次合并是半导体行业的一桩标志性交易。