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Foziling Reservoir 佛子岭水库Fózǐlǐng Shuǐkù
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Lu'an, Anhui
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Lu'an
- Region
- Anhui
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Foziling Reservoir
Foziling Reservoir on the upper East Pi River was built between 1952 and 1954 as the first large water-conservancy and hydropower project of the People's Republic, and is officially called the 'first dam of New China'. Its 74.4 m reinforced-concrete multiple-arch dam, designed by the hydraulic engineer Wang Huzhen, was the first of its kind in China and is now a national heritage site. The scenic area around the lake includes hill outlines known as the 'Reclining Buddha' and 'Sleeping Beauty', a resort and rafting on the East Pi River.
How to get to Foziling Reservoir
About 15 km south of Huoshan county town by road.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Nanyue Shan 南岳山 (under 10 km), Liuwan Qingxia Gorge Park 六万情峡 (under 10 km), Huoshan Grand Canyon Rafting 霍山大峡谷 (under 10 km).
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