Dujiangyan is located in the west of Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on the Minjiang River in the west of Chengdu Plain. It was built in the last years of King Zhao of Qin. It is a large-scale water conservancy project organized by Li Bing and his son, the magistrate of Shu County, on the basis of excavating the turtle spirit of their predecessors. It consists of a fish mouth, a flying sand weir and a treasure bottle mouth. For more than 2000 years, it has been playing the role of flood control and irrigation, making Chengdu Plain a land of abundance with drought and flood thousands of miles away and fertile land of 10,000 mu. Up to now, the irrigation area has reached more than 30 counties and cities, covering an area of nearly 10 million mu. It is the oldest, only preserved and still in use in the world. It is characterized by water diversion without dams and embodies the diligence, courage and wisdom of the working people in ancient China.
Dujiangyan Scenic Area mainly includes Fulongguan, Erwang Temple, Anlan Cable Bridge, Yuleiguan, Lidui Park, Leiyushan Park, Yunv Mountain, Lingyan Temple, Zhao Pu Temple, Cuiyuehu Lake and Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project.
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