Which scenic spot in Hubei is known as the first artificial earth dam in Asia?

With the establishment of hydropower projects in many cities in China, people have a better understanding of these similar large-scale water conservancy projects. Take the most famous Three Gorges Dam in China as an example. It not only has the important function of power generation, but also has the hidden function of flood control, which plays a key role in the rainstorm weather in the south. At the same time, the Three Gorges Dam has become one of the famous scenic spots in China, which has certain ornamental value.

What we want to introduce to you is not the Three Gorges Dam project, but a water conservancy project also located in Hubei Province, which is also a scenic spot in Hubei Province. Known as "the first artificial earth dam in Asia", it is praised by tourists as a fairyland in southern Chu. This scenic spot is the Weishui Water Conservancy Scenic Spot, located in Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, which is one of the 4A-level scenic spots in China. Before it became a scenic spot, it was just a reservoir project for the livelihood of the local government.

The whole reservoir area is 1 142 square kilometers, and the storage capacity is as high as 593 million cubic meters, which plays an important role in local agricultural irrigation, regional flood control and power generation.

On the basis of Weishui Reservoir, the local tourism investment department of Hubei Province and Songzi Municipal Government jointly funded the construction of this scenic spot. The investment of the whole project is as high as one billion yuan, and the scenic spot covers an area of 286 square kilometers, of which 73.04 kilometers is the core area of scenic spot construction.

The construction of the whole scenic spot is based on the reservoir, which not only has the beautiful scenery of boating on the lake, but also has the wonders of caves, tourist villas for leisure and holiday, and an important red education base in China.

The construction of the whole scenic spot gives full play to the geographical scenery of the area. On the one hand, the landscape here combines the beauty of southern cities, on the other hand, it combines the magnificence of northern rural scenery, giving people a unique experience. One of the vast scenic spots contains 568 islands, which is integrated with the scenery of the reservoir, like a pearl in the lake, and is very unique.

Of course, the most attractive thing is the Weishui Dam here. Although its scale can't be compared with the Three Gorges Dam, it has the reputation of "the first artificial earth dam in Asia" and is a great miracle project in the architectural history of China.