Irrigation projects get world heritage designation

By Wang Xiaoyu | China Daily | Updated: 2022-10-07 07:09
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Songgu Irrigation Scheme in Zhejiang province. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Songgu Irrigation Scheme, in Zhejiang province's Songyang county, has a rich display of historical weirs — low dams — ponds and wells, and it dates to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220).

The project now irrigates 11,067 hectares of farmland and supports the development of the local fishing, tea, cane sugar and rice industries.

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