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Dujiangyan Irrigation System
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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
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