The Huangcai Reservoir (), also known as Qingyang Lake () is a large

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

located in the northwestern part of

Ningxiang Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District of ...

in the province of Hunan, China. It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang and the largest reservoir in Ningxiang. The reservoir is the source of the

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. It cost about

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5,393,300,000. Created by damming some small rivers, Huangcai Reservoir, with an area of , the reservoir has a capacity of .

History

In 1949, the People's Government of Ningxiang, planned to build a reservoir for irrigation, flood control, electricity generation and fish farming. In 1952, scientists started to survey the boundaries of a piece of land in Huangcai Town. In 1957, scientists started designing it. In May 1958, the construction work started. On 9 May 1961, the Chairman

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and his wife

Wang Guangmei Wang Guangmei (; 26 September 1921 – 13 October 2006) was a Chinese politician, philanthropist and the wife of Liu Shaoqi, who served as the President of the People's Republic of China from 1959 to 1968. Life Early years Wang Guangmei was b ...

, General

Gan Siqi Gan Siqi (; May 1903 – February 1964), born as Jiang Fengwei (), other name Jiang Bingkun (), was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China. Gan was born in Ningxiang, Hunan Province. He joined the Communist Youth League in 1925, ...

and his wife Li Zhen, the secretary of agriculture minister Liao Luyan,

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, the interior minister

Xie Juezai Xie Juezai (; 1884–1971), also known by his courtesy name Huannan and his alias Juezhai, was a Chinese politician, activist, and the President of the Supreme People's Court. His main works are collected in "The Collected Works of Xie Juezai". ...

, and the provincial party secretary Zhou Xiaozhou took part in labour. In May 1965, the government mobilized a large amount of human labor to complete the project.

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* {{in lang, zh Geography of Ningxiang Tourist attractions in Changsha Reservoirs in Hunan