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NW China reservoir provides a wonderful place to escape summer heat
Updated: 2015-07-31By Li Xiaoxu ( chinadaily.com.cn )
Light seaplane can give visitors a better look at the reservoir. [Photo/xinhuanet.com] |
When the summer sun beats down on the people of Gansu province, many of them pay a visit to Liujiaxia Reservoir, in Yongjin county, where broad expanse of clean water can provide a cool solution.
Visitors appreciate landscape around Liujiaxia Reservoir by boat. [Photo/xinhuanet.com] |
The reservoir is 80 kilometers from the city of Lanzhou, the provincial capital, which was completed in 1974 as part of a hydro-power engineering project with a Chinese design that has generated electricity for Shaanxi, Gansu and Qinghai provinces. The reservoir also plays a significant role in flood control, irrigation, and tourism.
The reservoir's landscape attracts many visitors as does its cool water. [Photo/xinhuanet.com] |
Edited by Roger Bradshaw