Tianping Reservoir

The Tianping Reservoir, also known as Qingshan Lake, is a large reservoir located in the western part of Ningxiang, Hunan, China. It is the largest body of water in Ningxiang and the second largest reservoir in Ningxiang. The reservoir is the source of the Wei [River (Xiang River)|Wei River].
Created by damming some small rivers, the Tianping Reservoir has an area of and a capacity of.

History

In the 1970s Yang Shifang, head of the People's Government of Ningxiang, planned to build a reservoir for irrigation, flood control, electricity generation and fish farming. Due to poverty, the government mobilized the masses and used a large amount of human resources to complete the build rather than use heavy [equipment (construction)|heavy construction equipment].