Mingshan Reservoir Explained

Mingshan Reservoir
Country:China
Location:Macheng, Hubei
Construction Began:October 1, 1957

Mingshan Reservoir is a reservoir in Macheng, Hubei, China,[1] located on the Baiguo River, a tributary of the Jushui River.[2]

The construction of the reservoir officially started on October 1, 1957,[3] and was completed in June 1959.[4] The earth dam under the reservoir was impermeable with reinforced concrete interlocking pipe columns.[5] The reservoir was directed and supported by Tao Shuzeng, then director of the Hubei Provincial Water Resources Department.[6] The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party attached great importance to the construction of the dam of the reservoir, and Premier Zhou Enlai personally inspected the construction site of the reservoir.[7]

The reservoir, with a control basin area of 182 square kilometers and a total storage capacity of 169 million cubic meters,[8] is a national key demonstration project of the People's Republic of China.[9]

In 2010, a netizen searched on Google Maps and found that the Minshan Reservoir appeared as a "giant dragon", causing widespread concern in Chinese society.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abstracts of Chinese Geological Literature. 1996. National Geological Library of China. 978-7-116-01704-7.
  2. Book: Hubei Economic Milestones, 1949-1987. 1989. Hubei People's Press. 978-7-216-00447-3.
  3. Book: Macheng County History. 1996. Red Flag Press. 978-7-80068-575-0.
  4. Web site: Mingshan Reservoir Scenic Area. Hubei Water Resources Department. 2019-12-06.
  5. Web site: Earth dam projects in small hydroelectric power construction in Hubei province. United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Jul 24, 1981. July 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210714073104/https://open.unido.org/api/documents/4791371/download/EARTH%20DAM%20PROJECTS%20IN%20SMALL%20HYDRO-POWER%20CONSTRUCTION%20IN%20HUBEI%20PROVINCE%20(10674.en). dead.
  6. Web site: Tao Shuzeng and Mingshan Reservoir. Digital Local Chronicles Museum of Wuhan Local Chronicles. 2021-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203215523/http://szfzg.wuhan.gov.cn/book/dfz/bookread/id/314/category_id/65665.html. dead.
  7. Web site: A historical review of the construction of water conservancy projects in Hubei in the 1950s and 1960s. Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. 2014-09-15.
  8. Book: Changjiang Chronicles. . 2000 .
  9. Book: Chronicles of Hubei. Hubei People's Press.
  10. Web site: Mingshan Reservoir: Water Conservancy Culture Shines in Jingchu. . 17 Jan 2016 .

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