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Ming Tombs Reservoir

Ming Tombs Reservoir

Dam in Beijing, China

The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir (十三陵水库) is a dam in Changping District of northern Beijing, China. Named for the Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station. The earth-fill embankment dam is 29 metres (95 ft) high and 627 metres (2,057 ft) long. The dam creates a reservoir that can store 59,000,000 cubic metres (2.083565337×109 cu ft) of water and contains a controlled chute spillway.[2]

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History

The Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir

The Ming Tombs Reservoir was built in only four months by hundreds of thousands of workers who labored around the clock.[3]: 159 

In 2008, the reservoir was one of the nine temporary venues of the Beijing Olympics. It was used for the Triathlon events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, during which it was known as the Triathlon Venue (simplified Chinese: 铁人三项赛场; traditional Chinese: 鐵人三項賽場; pinyin: Tiěrén Sānxiàng Sàichǎng).

Cultural relevance

During its construction, the project attracted writers and artists from nearby Beijing.[3]: 159  The Ming Tombs Reservoir's development was represented in photography, music, literature and film.[3]: 159 

French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson also documented the construction in color photography.[3]: 159 

References

  1. [1]
    "十三陵水库的修建" (in Simplified Chinese). 北京市水务局. 2016-10-27. Archived from the original on 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  2. [2]
    "Shisanling_Pumped Storage Power Station" (PDF). Chinese National Committee on Large Dams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  3. [3]
    Qian, Ying (2024). Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231204477.


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