The “Origin” of Nanwang Hydro-junction Project of the Grand Canal

Dredging for Nanwang Hydro-junction of the Grand Canal

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows through the southwest of Shandong, and Nanwang area of Wenshang County is a commanding high point, which is commonly known as the water ridge. The canal water volume of Nanwang water ridge in the north is less than that in the south. In order to achieve the goal of diverting water from Wenhe river to the canal in Nanwang and replenishing water sources. In the early Ming Dynasty, Song Li and Bai Ying presided over the design and construction of the Nanwang Water Diversion Hub Project, the throat of the north-south water diversion for the canal of thousands of miles, and it is also the most technological project along the entire Grand Canal, allowing the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to flow smoothly for over 500 years.

The “diversion, distribution, storage, and discharge” for Nanwang Hydro-junction Project of the Grand Canal