Ming Tombs Reservoir
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The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir (十三陵水库) is a dam in Changping District of northern Beijing, China. Named for the Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station. The earth-fill embankment dam is {{Convert|29|m|ft|0}} high and {{Convert|627|m|ft|0}} long. The dam creates a reservoir that can store {{Convert|59000000|m3|ft3|0}} of water and contains a controlled chute spillway.{{cite web|title=Shisanling_Pumped Storage Power Station|url=http://www.chincold.org.cn/news/li080321-10-Shisanling.pdf|publisher=Chinese National Committee on Large Dams|accessdate=4 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905192946/http://www.chincold.org.cn/news/li080321-10-Shisanling.pdf|archivedate=5 September 2011}}
History
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The Ming Tombs Reservoir was built in only four months by hundreds of thousands of workers who labored around the clock.{{Cite book |last=Qian |first=Ying |title=Revolutionary Becomings: Documentary Media in Twentieth-Century China |date=2024 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=9780231204477 |location=New York, NY}}{{Rp|page=159}}
In 2008, the reservoir was one of the nine temporary venues of the Beijing Olympics. It was used for the Triathlon events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, during which it was known as the Triathlon Venue ({{zh|s=铁人三项赛场|t=鐵人三項賽場|p=Tiěrén Sānxiàng Sàichǎng}}).
Cultural relevance
During its construction, the project attracted writers and artists from nearby Beijing.{{Rp|page=159}} The Ming Tombs Reservoir's development was represented in photography, music, literature and film.{{Rp|page=159}}
French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson also documented the construction in color photography.{{Rp|page=159}}
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080810044223/http://en.beijing2008.cn/venues/trv/index.shtml Beijing2008.cn Triathlon Venue profile]
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Category:Defunct sports venues in China
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1958
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