Ming Tombs Reservoir
Ming Tombs Reservoir | |
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![]() Ming Tombs Reservoir and the dam | |
Official name | Ming Tombs Reservoir |
Location | Changping, Beijing, China |
Coordinates | 40°25′03″N 116°26′58″E / 40.41750°N 116.44944°E |
Construction began | 1958-1 |
Opening date | 1958-4 |
Demolition date | N/A |
Owner(s) | PRC |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 29 m (95 ft) |
Length | 627 m (2,057 ft)[1] |
Width (base) | 179 m (587 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 60,000,000 m3 (49,000 acre⋅ft)[1] |
The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir (
History
[edit]The Ming Tombs Reservoir was built in only four months by hundreds of thousands of workers who labored around the clock.[3]: 159
In 2008, the reservoir was one of the nine temporary venues of the Beijing Olympics. It was used for the Triathlon events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, during which it was known as the Triathlon Venue (simplified Chinese: 铁人
Cultural relevance
[edit]During its construction, the project attracted writers and artists from nearby Beijing.[3]: 159 The Ming Tombs Reservoir's development was represented in photography, music, literature and film.[3]: 159
French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson also documented the construction in color photography.[3]: 159
References
[edit]- ^ a b "
十 三陵水库的修建" (in Simplified Chinese).北京 市 水 务局. 2016-10-27. Archived from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2019-12-22. - ^ "Shisanling_Pumped Storage Power Station" (PDF). Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d Qian, Ying (2024). Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231204477.
External links
[edit]Media related to Ming Tombs Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons