Dujiangyan, located in the west of Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, is located on the Minjiang River in the west of Chengdu Plain. It is a huge engineering system consisting of headwaters (Yu Zui, Sha Fei weir and Baokoukou), irrigation diversion channels at all levels, various engineering buildings, large and medium-sized reservoirs and ponds. The canal head covers an area of more than 200 mu.
It is responsible for the irrigation of more than 10,000 mu of farmland in 40 counties (cities, districts)1/kloc-0.3 in 7 cities in the central and western areas of Sichuan Basin, the domestic water supply of many key enterprises and cities in Chengdu, and the comprehensive services of flood control, power generation, bleaching, aquatic products, aquatic products, fruit, tourism and environmental protection. It is an irreplaceable water conservancy infrastructure for the development of national economy in Sichuan Province.
The main attractions of Dujiangyan:
1, water conservancy project
Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project makes full use of the local geographical conditions of high northwest and low southeast, and according to the special topography, water veins and water potential of the river outlet, it takes advantage of the situation, does not build a dam to take water, and irrigates by gravity, so as to achieve the interdependence of dike, water diversion, flood discharge, sediment discharge and flow control, and give full play to the comprehensive benefits of flood control, irrigation, water delivery and social water use.
Dujiangyan canal head hub is mainly composed of three main projects: fish mouth, flying sand weir and treasure bottle mouth. The three factors cooperate organically, restrict each other, operate cooperatively, divert water for irrigation, divert flood and reduce disasters, and have the effect of "four-thirds and six-quarters, and relieve drought".
2. Erwangmiao
Erwang Temple is located on the hillside on the right bank of Minjiang River, facing Dujiangyan in front. Originally a memorial hall for the King of Shu, it was renamed "Chongde Hall" because Qi Jianwu (494-498) sacrificed Li Bing and his son. After the Song Dynasty (960- 1279), Li Bing and his son were successively crowned kings by the emperor, so people later called it the "Two Kings Temple".
The main hall of the temple is dedicated to the statue of Li Bing and his son, and there are famous sayings about water control and inscriptions by poets. These buildings are located on the east bank of Dujiangyan canal head, with large scale, rigorous layout and extremely quiet land. This is a famous scenic spot integrating temples and gardens.
Covering an area of about 50,000 square meters, the main building is about 1 1,000 square meters. The Erwang Temple is divided into two parts: the garden area in the east and the temple area in the west. The whole temple is a wooden structure building, which is built on the mountain completely relying on the natural geographical environment, and the architectural style does not emphasize the symmetry of the central axis.
Dujiangyan also has Kuiguang Pagoda, Hongkou Scenic Area, Nanqiao, Yuanming Palace, Qingxi Garden, Dujiangyan City God Temple, Yuleiguan, Lidui Park, Qinyanlou, Leiyushan Park, Pencil Throwing Trough, Qingcheng Mountain Scenic Area, Qingcheng Mountain Scenic Area, Wang Yao Temple Drifting in Two Rivers, Xingfu Avenue, Cuiyuehu and Lingyan.