| Ming Tombs Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 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 / 40.41750; 116.44944 |
| 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) |
| Width (base) | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 60,000,000 m (49,000 acre⋅ft) |
The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir (十三陵水库) is a dam in Changping District of northern Beijing, China. Named for the Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station. The earth-fill embankment dam is 29 metres (95 ft) high and 627 metres (2,057 ft) long. The dam creates a reservoir that can store 59,000,000 cubic metres (2.083565337×10 cu ft) of water and contains a controlled chute spillway.
History
The Ming Tombs Reservoir was built in only four months by hundreds of thousands of workers who labored around the clock.
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: 铁人三项赛场; traditional Chinese: 鐵人三項賽場; pinyin: Tiěrén Sānxiàng Sàichǎng).
Cultural relevance
During its construction, the project attracted writers and artists from nearby Beijing. The Ming Tombs Reservoir's development was represented in photography, music, literature and film.
French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson also documented the construction in color photography.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Qian, Ying (2024). Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231204477.
External links
Media related to Ming Tombs Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons
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