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Daxi Creek
The Daxi Creek () is a tributary of the Xitiao River in Anji County of Zhejiang Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... It is interrupted by the Tianhuangping Dam. References Rivers of Zhejiang {{China-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xitiao River
The Xitiao River or West Tiao River () is located in Zhejiang Province, China. It flows through Huzhou before entering Lake Tai Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and the third largest freshwater lake in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. With .... References Rivers of Zhejiang {{China-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huzhou
Huzhou (, ; Huzhou dialect: Romanization of Wu Chinese, ''ghou² cieu¹'') is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province (Hangzhou–Jiaxing–Huzhou Plain, China). Lying south of the Lake Tai, it borders Jiaxing to the east, Hangzhou to the south, and the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu to the west and north respectively. Huzhou is on the south bank of Taihu Lake, which it is named after. It has a history of more than 2,300 years. It governs Wuxing and Nanxun districts and three counties of Deqing, Changxing and Anji, with a total area of 5,818 square kilometers. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,367,579 inhabitants, of whom 1,015,937 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Wuxing District as Nanxun District was not yet being conurbated. Location Huzhou, in its general aspect, is in the center of the Yangtze Delta, Yangtze River Delta Economic Area, with the city center south of the Chinese third largest freshwater lake Lake Tai. The city borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anji County
Anji County () is a county in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou in northwestern Zhejiang province, China. The county spans an area of , with a population of 461,800 as of the end of 2013. Located within the Yangtze River Delta, Anji County is a short distance from Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Nanjing. Anji County is known for its lush natural environment, with over 70% of the county's area covered in forest and other vegetation. In particular, Anji County is known for its bamboo production. The county has of bamboo groves containing over 40 different species of bamboo. The county is home to the Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station. Toponymy Anji County is named after a verse from the ''Classic of Poetry.'' History The , a Paleolithic archeological site, is located within present-day Anji County. Anji County was established in 185 CE. During the 1990s, it took more than two hours to travel to Hangzhou by bus. Poor transportation isolated Anji from the rest of Zhej ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhejiang Province
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianhuangping Dam
The Tianhuangping Pumped Storage Power Station () is a pumped-storage power station in Tianhuangping, Anji County of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The power station has an installed capacity of utilizing 6 reversible Francis turbines. Construction began in 1993 and the power station was completed in 2004. Operation Tianhuangping Dam Situated on the Daxi Creek, the Tianhuangping Dam creates the power station's lower reservoir. The concrete face rock-fill dam is high and long. The dam creates a reservoir that can store of water and contains an uncontrolled side-weir spillway that can discharge a design level of . Upper reservoir From the lower reservoir, water is pumped up into the upper reservoir which has a normal storage capacity of . The upper reservoir is artificial and cut into the mountain and created with the assistance of four saddle dams. When power is being generated, the water leaves the reservoir and falls through two long and diameter penstocks down towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
