China 3 projects selected for the world irrigation project Heritage |
Chiang Mai, November 9, (Li Yunpeng) was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand and International Committee of the sixty-seventh session of the International Executive Council, in plenary meeting on the evening of November 8th local time, announced the 2016 World Heritage list of selected irrigation projects, the Taihu declaration Chinese lougang, Zheng Guo canal, chatanpi all 3 projects selected.
Taihu lougang is 2000 years of Lake area wetland development gradually formed a unique type of irrigation and drainage engineering, the southern Taihu Huzhou City, Zhejiang province is the only preserved lougang area, heritage system mainly by the Taihu levee system, lougang Yang Tang system, lougang polder system and ancient bridge, temple, worship the activities of other heritage system is composed of 4 parts, the development of water conservancy lougang system become the social economic and cultural history of Huzhou region development prerequisite for prosperity. |