Li Bing
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Li Bing was an ancient Chinese engineer and official of the Qin state renowned for creating the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, one of the world’s oldest and most influential water-management projects.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qin dynasty official
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ancient Chinese engineer ⓘ hydraulic engineer ⓘ water management pioneer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dujiangyan City
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Erwang Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Li Erlang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
local festivals in Dujiangyan area
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statues at Dujiangyan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Qin state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Records of the Grand Historian
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local Sichuan gazetteers ⓘ |
| employer | State of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
flood control
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hydraulic engineering ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | large-scale civil engineering project ⓘ |
| hasPartInWork |
Bottle-Neck Channel (Baopingkou) at Dujiangyan
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Fish Mouth Levee (Yuzui) at Dujiangyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Flying Sand Weir (Feisha Yan) at Dujiangyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationOfWork | Dujiangyan Irrigation System UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
expanded irrigated farmland in Sichuan
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reduced flooding along the Min River ⓘ |
| influenced |
agricultural development of the Chengdu Plain
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later Chinese hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor | Dujiangyan Irrigation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy |
Dujiangyan continues to function over two millennia after construction
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venerated as a water-control deity in local folk religion ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
designing a dam-free flood control system
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diverting Min River for irrigation without building a dam ⓘ improving agricultural productivity in the Chengdu Plain ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dujiangyan Irrigation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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government official ⓘ |
| partOf | Qin state expansion into Sichuan ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Chengdu Plain
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present-day Sichuan Province ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Shu commandery ⓘ |
| religiousCult | worship at Erwang Temple in Dujiangyan ⓘ |
| usedNaturalFeature | Min River flow and topography for gravity-fed irrigation ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
channel cutting through Mount Yulei
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levee-based river diversion ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Dujiangyan
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Min River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu commandery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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