Discover Yuzui: Dujiangyan’s 2,000-Year-Old Fish Mouth Water Wonder
Discover Yuzui—Dujiangyan’s 500m ‘Fish Mouth’ marvel that has steered flood control and irrigation on the Chengdu Plain for over 2,000 years.
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Inside Dujiangyan’s 2,200-Year-Old Baopingkou: Ancient Innovation for Modern Sustainability
Explore Baopingkou, the 2,200-year-old “bottle mouth” sluice of Dujiangyan that uses ancient engineering to regulate water, prevent floods, and sustain the Chengdu Plain.
Turpan’s Underground ‘Great Wall’: The Karez Water Network
Discover Turpan’s karez, an underground ‘Great Wall’ in the Chinese mainland’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that secures water beneath the desert floor.
Anping Bridge: Ancient Stone Marvel of the Chinese Mainland
Explore the historic Anping Bridge on the Chinese mainland: a 12th-century, over 2,000-meter stone beam bridge that linked inland China to global trade and now stands as a UNESCO icon.
Unveiling the Gobi Desert’s 1,000-Year-Old Engineering Marvel
Explore the Gobi Desert’s 1,000-year-old imperial necropolis and its advanced flood-control systems in this ancient engineering marvel.
Pingyao’s Breathable City Wall: Ancient Engineering for Modern Sustainability
Discover how Pingyao’s ancient city wall was ingeniously designed to breathe, ensuring fresh air flow in a dry climate.