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Irrigation projects get world heritage designation (3)
(China Daily) 13:16, October 08, 2022
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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