Tianping Reservoir
The Tianping Reservoir (simplified Chinese: 田坪水库; traditional Chinese: 田坪水庫; pinyin: Tiánpíng Shuǐkù), also known as Qingshan Lake (Chinese: 青山湖), is a large reservoir located in the western part of Ningxiang, Hunan, China.[1] It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang and the second largest reservoir in Ningxiang. The reservoir is the source of the Wei River.
| Tianping Reservoir | |
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| Qingshan Lake | |
 Tianping Reservoir | |
  Tianping Reservoir | |
| Location | Qingshanqiao Town, Ningxiang, Hunan |
| Coordinates | 27°59′24″N 111°59′53″E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Native name | 田坪水库 (Chinese) |
| Primary outflows | Wei River |
| Basin countries | China |
| Built | 1970s |
| First flooded | 1970s |
| Surface area | 4.2 square kilometres (1,000 acres) |
| Water volume | 44,160,000 cubic metres (11.67×109 US gal) |
Created by damming some small rivers, the Tianping Reservoir has an area of 4.2 square kilometres (1,000 acres) and a capacity of 4,416 cubic metres (0.001167×109 US gal).[1][2]
History
In the 1970s Yang Shifang (杨世芳), head of the People's Government of Ningxiang, planned to build a reservoir for irrigation, flood control, electricity generation and fish farming. Due to poverty, the government mobilized the masses and used a large amount of human resources to complete the build rather than use heavy construction equipment.
References
- Huang Haichao & Jiang Hongzhao (2002), p. 35.
- 《芙蓉山水》 (in Chinese). 青山桥人民政府网. Archived from the original on 2006-07-02. Retrieved 2006-04-17.
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Bibliography
- Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002). 宁乡史地 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)