Dujiangyan City

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Dujiangyan
—  County-level city  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Characters 都江堰
 - Pinyin Dūjiāngyàn
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Location of Dujangyan in Chengdu, Sichuan
Location of Dujangyan in Chengdu, Sichuan
Dujiangyan (China)
Dujiangyan
Dujiangyan
Location in China
Coordinates (dm): 30°54′N 103°30′E / 30.9, 103.5
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Chengdu
City seat Guankou (灌口镇)
Area
 - Total 1,208 km² (466.4 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 600,000
 - Density 496.7/km² (1,286.4/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website: http://www.djy.gov.cn/

Dujiangyan (Chinese: 都江堰; Pinyin: Dūjiāngyàn) is a county-level city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province in China. It has an area of 1208 square kilometers and a population of 600,000 in 2003.[1]

Historically known as Guanxian, the city was renamed in honor of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, located in the northwestern area of the city, famous for still providing neighboring major city Chengdu with water even though it was built around 250 BC.

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[edit] History

Around 250BC during the Warring States Period (475-221BC), Li Bing, a governor of Shu in the Qin state (present Sichuan Province) with his son directed the construction of Dujiangyan. The governor gave up the old way of dam building, which was simply try to catch the floodwaters. Instead he employed a new method by channeling and dividing the water to harness the Min River. He accomplished this by separating the project into two main parts: the headwork and the irrigation system. The project effectively put flood waters under control. For over two thousand years the whole system has functioned perfectly, serving not only for flood prevention but also as an immense source for irrigation and a means to facilitate shipping and wood drifting. It has contributed greatly to the richness of Chengdu Plain with its reputation as "The Land of Abundance".

On 12 May 2008, the city was the closest to the epicenter the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and the city suffered severe damage. Xinjian Primary School, Juyuan Middle School, and Xiang'e Middle School collapsed in the earthquake; Beijie Primary School did not collapse.[2][3][4]

[edit] Administrative divisions

Dujiangyan has 17 towns and 2 townships:

  • Towns:
    • Guankou (灌口镇)
    • Xingfu (幸福镇)
    • Puyang (蒲阳镇)
    • Juyuan (聚源镇)
    • Chongyi (崇义镇)
    • Tianma (天马镇)
    • Shiyang (石羊镇)
    • Liujie (柳街镇)
    • Yutang (玉堂镇)
    • Zhongxing (中兴镇)
    • Qingchengshan (青城山镇)
    • Longchi (龙池镇)
    • Xujia (胥家镇)
    • Anlong (安龙镇)
    • Daguan (大观镇)
    • Zipingpu (紫坪铺镇)
    • Cuiyuehu (翠月湖镇)
  • Townships:
    • Xiang'e (向峨乡)
    • Hongkou (虹口乡)

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ (Chinese) Profile of Dujiangyan City.
  2. ^ "Chinese Are Left to Ask Why Schools Crumbled." The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Provincial authority outlines school collapse reasons." China.org.
  4. ^ "Overwhelmed by death, Sichuan disinfects." Reuters India.

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