2009-02-14

Miyun Reservoir - Chinese tourism scenic spots

Miyun Reservoir in Miyun county, 13 kilometers north, which peaks at Yanshan, across the tide, the two White River. Reservoir is Asia's largest artificial lake, "Yanshan Pearl." Reservoir covers an area of 33.6 hectares, the capacity of 4,380,000,000 cubic meters, the deepest reservoir water up to more than 60 meters. It is Beijing's civilian and industrial water The main sources. The average summer temperature in the reservoir area in the urban areas than 3 ?, is a summer resort. Miyun Reservoir was built in September 1958 -1960 year in September, the main building are the main dam of retaining the White River (66 meters high, 1100 meters long), Chaohe the main dam (56 meters high, 960 meters long And 5 auxiliary, 2 water tunnel, 3 large overflow discharge tunnel, 2 power stations, a large pool and an adjustment to the Beijing Miyun diversion canal. The entire reservoir area of 1,880,000 square kilometers, 137,000 acres of water surface, the depth of 40-60 meters, at Shirakawa, Chaohe, the three lakes within the reservoir area, with a total water storage capacity of 31,700,000,000 cubic meters, equivalent to the 67 Ming Tombs Reservoir, or 150 Kunming Lake, around 110 km road, traveling around to take more than 3 hours. Miyun Reservoir in Shan Shui Sau-ling, a scene which attract thousands of visitors, Jingdong become one of the well-known tourist spots. When you came to the reservoir That is towering in the face of the dam. Crest board, suddenly burst, the vast Yan Bo, Tianshui of the vast lake, small fishing vessels, Wang Budao an end, next to the library all kinds of construction, now hidden among the green mountains and blue waters, like Joan Tower Sin Temple. Around the reservoir has completed a 110 km-long highway around, along around the public Bypass, can be seen throughout the Miyun Reservoir is like a colorful landscape painting volume. River Reservoir Dam in the northwest there are more than 900 meters above sea level of a high mountain peak, known as Building 5. Built on the mountain five beacon towers, forceful momentum, if you Yi Feng Dian in the reservoir and the whole scenery beyond the Great Wall without a glance . Here come the tourism, fishing, summer, rest and so on, are really happy with the ideal. In addition, if time permits visitors can also take the opportunity to visit the playground of the international Miyun and Shirakawa, such as country parks.

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