根据《文化线路宪章》对交通线路的内容解释,结合各类历史志书的记载与图绘,以及京杭大运河本身的工程特征,京杭大运河作为文化线路的三个主要内容之一——水路遗产体系,仅是只指这一水利工程本身及其附着构筑,和兴建管理这一工程体系的行政组织,由水道工程、蓄泄工程、工程管理设施、交通运输工程、行政管理设施四大类组成。
According to the communication route part's content of Cultural Route in THE ICOMOS CHARTER ON CULTURAL ROUTES,and the analysis of ancient books and maps of the Grand Canal,and the engineering characters of it,the waterway heritage system of the Grand Canal as a Cultural Route refers only to be the hydraulic work system itself with its adjunctive structure,and the buildingand management system of it.It includes channel works,store and sluice works,engineering running works,communication works and management buildings.