Ancient people in Xinjiang Karez is to create underground water irrigation, as early as 2000, before the Han Dynasty have been on the shape, and later spread to Central Asia, Persia. Turpan, there are over 1100 Karez, in run-off amounted to 294,000,000 cubic meters, it is an oasis of life source.
Karez root Turpan Basin, geographical conditions and characteristics of the evaporation of water, the use of ground water used for irrigation of farmland slope, which is open, culverts, and the shaft flooded parts of the four dams. Karez the length of each vary, up to 20 kilometers long, short, only about 100 meters. Karez is the oldest child spit Torkan Tsutomu It is located in the city of Turpan Qiatekale rural Zhuang village, 3.5 km in length, can be poured water on 20 acres, has been in use for 470 years.
Karez history goes back to ancient times. In this Han Dynasty in Shaanxi Province have excavated pit underground wells to create technology, "Well Drainage Act." Han-Western Regions, beyond the Great Wall Water and sand less easy beng, it will be "drainage wells" water method to teach the local people, people of all ethnic groups after their hard work, are becoming more and more perfect fit for the development of the Xinjiang Karez conditions. Turpan existing Karez were built one after another since the Qing Dynasty. According to historical records, as advocated by the Qing government and Tuen The measures adopted have been a large number of Karez development. Late Qing Dynasty as a result of smoking were firmly down and patriotic soldiers in Xinjiang Minister Lin in Turpan, a significant appreciation of Karez. 1845 (Qing dynasty 25 years) the first month, Lin went to Ken Lvkan south of the Tianshan Mountains, Turpan through the county seat, on the same day diary : "See more along the pit, the exercise of its name, said, 'Well Card' to be able to cross-flow of water from the south and weak, cited the increasing gradually, water from the soil to wear while acupoint, Prudential's incredible!" The qanat Turpan clear spring water moisture on the land so that the Fire Island into a desert oasis of fertile farmland to produce the famous grapes, melons and fruits and food Cotton, oil, and so on. Now, despite the Turpan has a large newly built drainage, reservoirs, but in the Karez modernization Shengmingzhiquan still plays a special role.
Is the largest known Karez-meter wooden clothes Kariaji Karez, 5 km in length, the depth of 80 meters of water can be poured on to 70 , 200-year history, it is Uighur-meter wooden clothes Kariaji from the opening, it should be named. You can close to the western suburbs of Karez Folk Park to visit this ancient legacy of the underground project.
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