1001 CN - Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)

Brief Description

"Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace of Taoism, which is celebrated in a series of ancient temples."

青城山—都江堰

"都江堰灌溉系统始建于公元前3世纪，至今仍控制着岷江的水流，灌溉着成都平原肥沃的农田。青城山是中国道教的发源地，因许多古庙著称。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1001

Mount Qingcheng

Dujiangyan Irrigation System