Dujiangyan Irrigation System

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf irrigation system
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 1 million
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Qin_Dynasty
gptkb:Li_Bing_Temple
gptkbp:built 256 BC
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Li_Bing
Li Bing's son
gptkbp:coordinates 31.005°N 103.611°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:features gptkb:Bottle-Neck_Channel
gptkb:Fish_Mouth_Levee
gptkb:Flying_Sand_Weir
gptkbp:function gptkb:river
flood control
irrigation
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:Major_Historical_and_Cultural_Site_Protected_at_the_National_Level_in_China
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dujiangyan Irrigation System
gptkbp:influencedBy ancient Chinese hydraulic engineering
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sichuan_Province
gptkb:Dujiangyan_City
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkb:bamboo
wood
earth
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Treasure_of_Sichuan
gptkbp:notableFor continuous operation for over 2,000 years
no dam construction
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mount_Qingcheng_and_the_Dujiangyan_Irrigation_System
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkb:Chinese_government
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Chengdu_Plain
gptkbp:river gptkb:Min_River
gptkbp:significance enabled Sichuan to become a major agricultural region
oldest surviving non-dam irrigation system
gptkbp:status in use
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iv)
(v)
(i)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2000
yes
gptkbp:usedFor agriculture
flood mitigation
urban water supply
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mount_Qingcheng
gptkb:Sichuan
gptkb:Chengdu,_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5