Mount Qincheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System

Constructed by Li Bing, the Governor of Sichuan, in 256 BC during the Warring States Period not far away from Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, Dujiang Weir, the earliest irrigation project in existence, consists of the Yuzui Dividing Dam, the Feisha Weir and the Baoping Trunk Canal, diverting the Minjiang River to the western Sichuan Plain for irrigation purpose, and has created one of the most productive agricultural areas. Nearby, there're the Two Kings Temple, the Pacifying Billows Chain Bridge and other places of historic interest. Noted for its serenity at home and abroad, the Qingcheng Hill is one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China and boasts the Jianfu Palace, the Tianshi Cave and the Shangqing Palace with Taoist architectural features and a strong folksy flavor of western Sichuan. Having met the criteria Nos.2, 4, 6 for inclusion of cultural properties on the World Heritage List, the Qingcheng Hill ? Dujiang Weir were inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2000.

The Shangqing Palace,Mt.Qingchegn	The Baopingkou Trund Cabal,the Dujiangyan Irrigation Syatem