Revolutionary landmarks in Henan

A view of China's first headwork in Taocha village, Xichuan county, Nanyang. [Photo provided to China Daily]

The Taocha hydro-junction project

The facility in Taocha village, Xichuan county, is the start of the central channel of the South-North Water Diversion Project. It also generates electricity and holds irrigation water for farmers.

When it was put into use on Dec 12, 2014, water started flowing out of Taocha along the channel from Henan to Hebei province, Tianjin and Beijing.

Every year, about 9.5 billion cubic meters of water stream north from Taocha. Construction of the project required 24 hectares of land to be obtained from local farmers, while 339 farmers were moved to make room for the waterway.