In the Netherlands, the canals of Amsterdam - the so-called "Venice of the north" - gained recognition, after Unesco added the 17th Century canal ring area inside the Singelgracht to its list.

在荷兰，被称作“北方威尼斯”的阿姆斯特丹的运河【译注：辛格尔运河以内的阿姆斯特丹17世纪同心圆型运河区(荷兰)】获得了承认，联合国教科文组织将同心圆型的17世纪辛格尔运河区加入了名录。

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The canals that ring the city in tight concentric circles are lined with 3, 000 of them, moored to centuries-old stone quays.

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