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Mulan Weir 木兰陂Mùlán Bēi
National heritage site · Putian, Fujian
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Putian
- Region
- Fujian
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Mulan Weir
An irrigation weir across the Mulan River below Mulan Hill, completed in 1083 by Li Hong after two earlier attempts, the first led by a woman named Qian Siniang in 1064, were swept away. The 219 m barrage of interlocking granite blocks has 32 sluice openings between its piers, blocks the tide coming up from Xinghua Bay and feeds a network of canals; in 2014 it was among the first World Heritage Irrigation Structures. A park and memorial hall stand beside it.
How to get to Mulan Weir
At Bitou village on the south-western edge of Putian city, about 20 minutes by taxi from the centre.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Shijia Wenfo Pagoda, Guanghua Temple 释迦文佛塔 (under 10 km), Yuanmiao Temple 元妙观 (under 10 km), Bao'en Temple Pagoda, Putian 荔城报恩寺塔 (under 10 km), Shouxi Park 绶溪公园 (under 10 km), Putian Arts and Crafts City 莆田工艺美术城 (under 10 km), Ninghai Bridge 宁海桥 (10 km).
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