Shaoshan Irrigation System

water project, China

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The Shaoshan Irrigation System is a water control project located in Hunan province, China. It diverts water from the upper reaches of the Lian Stream to irrigate dry hill lands and also helps manage flooding in the river's lower sections. This system has transformed areas from single-crop to double-crop rice land, significantly improving agricultural productivity. The project is one of several water-control initiatives in the region aimed at managing water resources for agriculture.12

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One of these schemes—the Shaoshan Irrigation System—diverts some of the upper waters of the Lian Stream, thus irrigating the dry hill land, and also controls flooding in the river’s lower reaches; the irrigated area has been converted from single-crop to double-crop rice land.
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One of these schemes—the Shaoshan Irrigation System—diverts some of the upper waters of the Lian Stream, thus irrigating the dry hill land, and also controls flooding in the river’s lower reaches; the irrigated area has been converted from single-crop to double-crop rice land.
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