秦国统一六国后，向岭南用兵，秦始皇二十八年（前219年），派监郡御史禄开凿灵渠运粮，沟通了湘江和漓江。
The canal was dug in 219BC at the order of Din Shihuang ( the First Emperor of China ) ， to facilitate the transportation of grain for the military after he sent his troops south to conquer the territory south of the Meiling Mountain .
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