Lingqu Huazui Diverter & South Canal Head
Shaped like a plough blade cleaving the Haiyang River, the stone Huazui divider splits water three to seven, linking the Xiang and Li rivers.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Xing An County
The 2,200-year-old Lingqu Canal connects the Yangtze and Pearl river systems in Xing'an, beneath South Region highest peak Mount Mao'ershan.
Regional story
A place shaped through time
The 2,200-year-old Lingqu Canal connects the Yangtze and Pearl river systems in Xing'an, beneath South Region highest peak Mount Mao'ershan.
Xing An County
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Atlas Attractions
Lingqu Greater & Lesser Tianping Weirs
Paved with herringbone fish-scale stonework, the Greater and Lesser Tianping weirs spill floodwater on their own in high season, a scientific masterpiece of antiquity.
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Lingqu Ancient Doumen Locks & Shrine
Hailed as the first lock under heaven, the Doumen gates are among the world's earliest to raise and lower boats in stages along an ancient waterway.
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