Longwangtang Reservoir () is a

reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

located on Longwang River in Guanfang Village, Longwangtang Street, Lyushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. It was built during the Japanese colonial period in

Dalian Dalian ( ) is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang ...

, with construction starting in August 1920 and completed on March 31, 1924. File:龙王塘水库 02.jpg File:龙王塘水库 05.jpg File:龙王塘水库 06.jpg File:龙王塘水库 09.jpg The height of the

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...

of Longwangtang Reservoir is 33.9 meters and the length is 326.6 meters. On one side of the dam is a 33.9-square-kilometer

pond A pond is a small, still, land-based body of water formed by pooling inside a depression (geology), depression, either naturally or artificiality, artificially. A pond is smaller than a lake and there are no official criteria distinguishing ...

; on the other side is a huge 5,000 square meter garden, the Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park, with over 3000 trees of cherry blossoms.

References

Reservoirs in China Buildings and structures in Dalian Buildings and structures completed in 1924 1924 establishments in China {{China-lake-stub