256 BCE
Dujiangyan irrigation system
Agua e infraestructura hidráulica · Riego · Gestión de cuencas · Infraestructura histórica
Dujiangyan diverted and distributed Min River water through works without a closing dam. Its long continuity illustrates maintenance, adaptation, and basin administration; it does not mean the system remained socially or environmentally identical for more than two millennia.
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- 2026-09-23
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