Table 3 Comprehensive evaluation of the importance of water engineering facilities in the ming dynasty along the grand canal section.

From: A comprehensive model for assessing water engineering facilities heritage in grand canal’s huitong river during the ming and qing dynasties

Water engineering facilities

Out-degree

In-degree

Betweenness centrality

Out-closeness centrality

In-closeness cntrality

Ci(comprehensive score index)

Yongtong upper gate

3

1

3.965

0.186

0.78

0.496

Zhongqian gate culvert in yuehe river

2

1

4.226

0.348

0.467

0.484

Xin (New) dian gate

1

2

3.903

0.241

0.617

0.476

Huanting gate

3

1

3.566

0.629

0.366

0.476

Nanyang gate

2

1

3.852

0.529

0.388

0.464

Jizhou upper (diverting gate)

1

1

4.151

0.314

0.499

0.456

Shaozhuang gate

1

1

4.072

0.285

0.534

0.451

Tongji gate (thirty-mile huotouwan gate)

2

1

3.621

0.153

1.013

0.45

Xin (new) gate

1

1

3.989

0.261

0.574

0.446

Caojing bridge

1

1

3.841

0.174

0.848

0.438

Huang donglin new gate

1

1

3.804

0.465

0.412

0.435

Fengjiaba

2

1

3.38

0.136

1.232

0.435

Shijiazhuang gate

1

1

3.753

0.414

0.438

0.432

Liujia mouth

1

1

3.712

0.162

0.925

0.43

Previously: siliwan reduction gate

1

1

3.672

0.223

0.667

0.427

Anju gate

1

1

3.577

0.208

0.72

0.421

Zhaoyang lake gate

3

1

2.647

1.141

0.311

0.42

Jieshou 1

1

1

3.485

0.144

1.114

0.415

Shengjindou gate

2

1

2.889

0.11

1.95

0.402