The Canal Guardian Clan

China's first cultural mystery novel set against the backdrop of the Grand Canal. Was one of Emperor Yang of Sui's reasons for digging the canal really to pierce the geomantic energies of Suiyang and drain its royal aura? The Grand Canal was built during the Spring and Autumn period and fell into decline at the end of the Qing dynasty, but why was it called an encyclopedia of ancient engineering? Was the Imperial Jade Seal, the He Shi Bi, buried with the First Emperor in his mausoleum, or was it lost in the deep silt of the canal's old course after the Jin troops breached Bianliang? The last canal guardian, Ding Ye, will uncover these and many other mysteries one by one...