Feishayan spillway

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Feishayan spillway is an ancient hydraulic structure within the Dujiangyan Irrigation System in Sichuan, China, designed to divert and regulate river flow for flood control and irrigation.

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Feishayan spillway canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient waterworks ⓘ
hydraulic structure ⓘ
associatedWith Erlang (Li Bing’s son) ⓘ
Li Bing ⓘ
constructedInCentury 3rd century BCE ⓘ
constructedInPeriod Qin dynasty ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of ancient Chinese water management wisdom ⓘ
designFeature diversion channel ⓘ
overflow spillway ⓘ
designPrinciple uses natural topography for flow regulation ⓘ
engineeringDiscipline hydraulic engineering ⓘ
feeds Dujiangyan irrigation canals ⓘ
hasFunction divert river flow ⓘ
flood control ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
regulate river flow ⓘ
hasType open-channel spillway ⓘ
heritageDesignation Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System" ⓘ
hydrologicalRole controls water level upstream of Dujiangyan ⓘ
relieves excess flow during floods ⓘ
influences Chengdu Plain irrigation ⓘ
locatedIn Dujiangyan ⓘ
Sichuan ⓘ
linked to: Sichuan Province

upper Yangtze River basin ⓘ
locatedNear Baopingkou (Bottle-Neck Channel) ⓘ
Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee ⓘ
locatedOn Min River ⓘ
maintainedBy local water conservancy authorities in Sichuan ⓘ
management Dujiangyan city government ⓘ
linked to: Dujiangyan City
material earthworks ⓘ
stone ⓘ
partOf Chinese ancient hydraulic engineering heritage ⓘ
Dujiangyan Irrigation System ⓘ
ancient Dujiangyan flood control system ⓘ
purpose distribute water between inner and outer river channels ⓘ
reduce sediment entering irrigation system ⓘ
regionServed Chengdu Plain ⓘ
riverSystem Yangtze River system ⓘ
linked to: Yangtze River
stillInUse yes ⓘ
tourismAttraction Dujiangyan Scenic Area ⓘ
usedFor agricultural irrigation ⓘ
flood mitigation ⓘ
water allocation ⓘ
waterSource Min River main channel ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dujiangyan Irrigation System → hasPart → Feishayan spillway ⓘ