Ming Tombs Reservoir

The Ming Tombs reservoir is located in Changping District of Beijing, in the southeast of the Ming Tombs basin, 40 kilometers away from the urban area of Beijing.

The Ming Tombs reservoir was built by Mao Zedong in 1958 and successfully completed on June 30 of that year. The area of the reservoir is 20 times that of Kunming Lake in the summer palace, with a total storage capacity of more than 60 million cubic meters. The dam is built between Mang Mountain and Hanbao mountain. It is of inclined wall type, with a total length of 627 meters, a height of 29 meters, a bottom width of 179 meters and a top width of 7.5 meters. On the outer slope of the dam, there are five big characters of "Ming Tombs Reservoir" inscribed by Chairman Mao Zedong. They are inlaid with white marble stones on the purple andesite slope protection, which is very spectacular. At the top of the dam, a beautiful corridor with classical architectural style is built, in which there are handicraft goods, cold drink shop, snack bar and so on. There are boat docks at both ends of the dam to provide convenience for tourists.

Shisanling reservoir is a mountainous basin reservoir, covering an area of 751 hectares, including 440 hectares of land and 311 hectares of water. Mountains stand around the reservoir, especially the towering Mang Mountain on the north bank. The broad water surface reflects the mountains, giving people the feeling of "high gorge out of Pinghu". At the junction of the foot of the mountain and the water surface, there are many bays and branches, which are quiet and pleasant.

In the middle and upper reaches of the reservoir, there are large terraces and slopes on both sides of the reservoir. The water surface is stable and the water depth changes little. The water surface is affected by the width, water depth and different environmental colors, showing different landscape effects. For example, near the dam, the mountain is high and deep, and the water surface reflects the shadow of the mountain. In the upper reaches of the reservoir, the water surface is wide, the bank slope is gentle, and the field of vision is wide. The orchards and mausoleums dotted between the distant mountains and rivers add a layer of uncertain hazy color.

Ming Tombs Reservoir

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Located in Changping District of Beijing, the Ming Tombs reservoir was built in 1958. After more than 50 years of development, it has developed into a tourist resort integrating flood control, hydropower generation, tourism, leisure and education. It is a National Water Conservancy Scenic Spot and a patriotic education base in Beijing and Changping District.

Note: the Ming Tombs reservoir has been closed to the public since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. The last event was held at the 2011 Beijing Triathlon World Championships. At present, the whole reservoir has been closed.

Cheng Hong is the municipal river chief of the Ming Tombs reservoir.

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General situation of reservoir

In the north of Changping County, Beijing, it is located on Dongsha River, a tributary of Wenyu River. It is about 35 kilometers away from the urban area of Beijing. It was built in 1958. It is a medium-sized reservoir for comprehensive utilization of flood control, power generation, irrigation and fish culture. The total storage capacity is 81 million cubic meters. The flood control capacity is 51.5 million cubic meters. The catchment area is 223 square kilometers. It is an important project for flood control in the upper reaches of Beiyun river system. The main building is a dam on Dongsha River in Dongshankou. The dam is 29 meters high and 627 meters long. Ancillary facilities include hydropower station, spillway, etc. After the completion of the Shisanling reservoir, the flood disaster was effectively controlled. It also played a certain role in promoting profits. The power generation capacity is 12.5 kW. The controlled irrigation area is 13000 hectares

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On July 22, 2017, Beijing announced the "enhanced version" of the river head system, and announced the list of 18 municipal River heads in Beijing: Cheng Hong is the municipal river head of the Ming Tombs reservoir.

Construction history

The Ming Tombs reservoir was called for by Mao Zedong, then chairman of the CPC Central Committee, in 1958. It was successfully built on June 30 of that year. The area of the reservoir is 20 times that of Kunming Lake in the summer palace, with a total storage capacity of more than 60 million cubic meters. The dam is built between Mang Mountain and Hanbao mountain. It is of inclined wall type, with a total length of 627 meters, a height of 29 meters, a bottom width of 179 meters and a top width of 7.5 meters. On the outer slope of the dam, there are five big characters of "Ming Tombs Reservoir" inscribed by Chairman Mao Zedong. They are inlaid with white marble stones on the purple andesite slope protection, which is very spectacular. At the top of the dam, a beautiful corridor with classical architectural style is built, in which there are handicraft goods, cold drink shop, snack bar and so on. There are boat docks at both ends of the dam to provide convenience for tourists.

Stamp promotion

In October 1958, China issued a set of 2 special stamps for the Ming Tombs reservoir

Mangshan

Mang Mountain is a forest park, because the mountain ups and downs like a python, so named Mang Mountain. The park ticket is 15 yuan, with the longest climbing steps in Beijing, which is suitable for mountaineering. You don't need tickets to drive to Mang Mountain. You can get to the painted corridor and Tianchi Lake on the top of the mountain from the road in the south of the mountain. There is a viewing Pavilion on the hillside. There are few visitors. After a day's journey, it is beautiful to watch the sunset here in the evening, drink and chat with friends. Tianchi is the largest artificial Tianchi in China. It is located on the top of Mangshan Mountain and is the aboveground part of the Ming Tombs energy storage power station. Climbing the 568 meter Tianchi Lake in Shanghai, you can see the whole picture of the Ming Tombs reservoir and the mausoleum area. Moreover, the air here is fresh, and it is known as the "natural oxygen bar".

The Ming Tombs reservoir became a special competition site for triathlon in 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Among them, 10000 temporary seats were built.

Scenery

Shisanling reservoir is a mountainous basin reservoir, covering an area of 751 hectares, including 440 hectares of land and 311 hectares of water. Mountains stand around the reservoir, especially the towering Mang Mountain on the north bank. The broad water surface reflects the mountains, giving people the feeling of "high gorge out of Pinghu". At the junction of the foot of the mountain and the water surface, there are many bays and branches, which are quiet and pleasant.

In the middle and upper reaches of the reservoir, there are large terraces and slopes on both sides of the reservoir. The water surface is stable and the water depth changes little. The water surface is affected by the width, water depth and different environmental colors, showing different landscape effects. For example, near the dam, the mountain is high and deep, and the water surface reflects the shadow of the mountain. In the upper reaches of the reservoir, the water surface is wide, the bank slope is gentle, and the field of vision is wide. The orchards and mausoleums dotted between the distant mountains and rivers add a layer of uncertain hazy color.

Jiulong Amusement Park

In the Ming Tombs Reservoir tourist area, there is the first large-scale comprehensive amusement park with Disney characteristics in Beijing - Kowloon amusement park. The park has rich and colorful sightseeing projects, which can meet the tourism needs of tourists of different ages. There are underwater Dragon Palace, aquarium, butterfly exhibition, Dinosaur Valley and Guanyin island. The underwater Dragon Palace combines modern high-tech means with the ancient oriental mythology to reproduce the legendary Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. Aquarium let you into the colorful aquatic world; butterfly exhibition to see the rare butterfly species. Dinosaur Valley displays more than ten kinds of robot dinosaurs, which is the first modern dinosaur paradise in Beijing integrating Museum, science popularization, viewing, amusement, movement and participation. The participating and stimulating projects include tetele motion picture, rapids rafting, high altitude descent, rainbow boat, water self driving boat, sightseeing boat, luxury speedboat and water paragliding. Guanyin island is the landmark of the Kowloon amusement park. You can have a panoramic view of the mountains and waters on the island. Relying on the concept of dragon culture and water culture, Kowloon amusement park is built and developed, and has its own characteristic activities, including the famous international dragon boat race at home and abroad, the bright and pleasant summer concert, the winter swimming performance competition that makes countless winter swimmers forget to return, the fireworks festival that brings warm "winter spring" to the vast winter, and so on Tourists bring infinite warmth and joy.

The Olympic Games

The Ming Tombs reservoir became the venue of triathlon in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In late August 2008, 11 innovative and dynamic Olympic landscape sculptures appeared along the triathlon track of the Ming Tombs Reservoir Olympic Games.

The 11 Olympic landscape sculpture works are class a excellent works of "2008 Olympic landscape sculpture scheme collection competition", which have been authorized by Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. The works are named high diving, white crane shining wings, eternal running, the same dream AB, horse figurines and so on. The materials are cast copper, rebuilt stone and stainless steel, and the height ranges from 2.2 meters to 7 meters.

The 2011 Beijing Triathlon World Championship was also held in the Shisanling reservoir and surrounding roads in Changping District.

Introduction to transportation

Bus routes:

Take bus No.345 to Deshengmen West, take bus No.881, 886, 888, 889 to Changping Dongguan, then take bus No.56 to Shisanling reservoir station.

Get off at Nanshao station of Changping metro line and transfer to Chang 1, 51, 11, 67, get off at Changping Dongguan station and then transfer to Chang 56, 643.

Subway line 5 Tiantongyuan get off, transfer to 643 directly to the Ming Tombs reservoir

Self driving route: drive northward from Beijing Tibet expressway, exit at the Ming Tombs toll station, enter the Ming Tombs scenic area along Changchi Road, then go straight to Huzhuang intersection, turn right at Huzhuang intersection, and then go straight.

Travel information

Reminder: according to the announcement of Beijing Changping District People's government, since July 1, 2015, open-air barbecue is prohibited in the administrative area of Changping District, and offenders will be fined more than 2000 yuan according to the regulations

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