Tianping Reservoir

The Tianping Reservoir (simplified Chinese: 田坪水库; traditional Chinese: 田坪水庫; pinyin: Tiánpíng Shuǐkù), also known as Qingshan Lake (Chinese: 青山湖), is a large reservoir located in the western part of Ningxiang, Hunan, China.[1] It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang and the second largest reservoir in Ningxiang. The reservoir is the source of the Wei River.

Tianping Reservoir
Qingshan Lake
Tianping Reservoir
Tianping Reservoir
LocationQingshanqiao Town, Ningxiang, Hunan
Coordinates27°59′24″N 111°59′53″E
TypeReservoir
Native name田坪水库  (Chinese)
Primary outflowsWei River
Basin countriesChina
Built1970s
First flooded1970s
Surface area4.2 square kilometres (1,000 acres)
Water volume44,160,000 cubic metres (11.67×10^9 US gal)

Created by damming some small rivers, the Tianping Reservoir has an area of 4.2 square kilometres (1,000 acres) and a capacity of 4,416 cubic metres (0.001167×10^9 US gal).[1][2]

History

In the 1970s Yang Shifang (杨世芳), head of the People's Government of Ningxiang, planned to build a reservoir for irrigation, flood control, electricity generation and fish farming. Due to poverty, the government mobilized the masses and used a large amount of human resources to complete the build rather than use heavy construction equipment.

Looking down from the Furong Mountain.

References
  1. Huang Haichao & Jiang Hongzhao (2002), p. 35.
  2. 《芙蓉山水》 (in Chinese). 青山桥人民政府网. Archived from the original on 2006-07-02. Retrieved 2006-04-17.

Bibliography
  • Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002). 宁乡史地 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.


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