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Tashan Weir 它山堰Tuōshān Yàn
National heritage site · Ningbo, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ningbo
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tashan Weir
A stone weir across the Yin River built in 833 under the county magistrate Wang Yuanwei, which kept tidal salt water out and diverted fresh water to irrigate the plain and supply the city of Mingzhou, today's Ningbo. The 113.7 m dam of dressed stone blocks is still in use, and in 2015 it was named a World Heritage Irrigation Structure. A temple to Wang stands on the hill beside it.
How to get to Tashan Weir
In Yinjiang town about 25 km south-west of central Ningbo, roughly 40 minutes by road.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Wulongtan (Five Dragon Pools), Ningbo 五龙潭 (under 10 km), Guangji Bridge, Nandu 南渡广济桥 (10 km), Xikou–Tengtou Scenic Area 溪口－滕头 (10 km), Fenghua Museum 奉化博物馆 (10 km), Danshan Chishui Scenic Area, Yuyao 丹山赤水 (20 km), Tianxia Yuyuan Jade Park, Yuyao 天下玉苑 (20 km).
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