A 'damless' flood control and irrigation scheme dating back to Han times with construction begun in 256 BC, this scheme was able to control the River Min...to a large extent, accounting for the agriculture that has been a mainstay of Sichuan's economic well-being from these ancient times....!
There is a well presented garden giving due recognition to the emperors who backed the scheme and to the moving architect and engineer who had the vision and ingenuity ...!