What is the World Cultural Heritage Embankment in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province?

The world cultural heritage levee in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province is Hongze Lake levee.

Hongze Lake levee, also known as "Gaojiayan", "Gaojiadian" and "Gaojiayan", was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and is located in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province. It is a large-scale dike project to prevent the Huaihe River from forming Hongze Lake.

Hongze Lake levee starts from Matou Town, Huaiyin District in the north and reaches Jiangba Town, Hongze District in the south. The Hongze Lake levee has unified structural specifications and fine construction, which shows the superb skills of water conservancy construction in ancient China. Hongze Lake levee is not only a project for ancestors to comprehensively control the water systems of the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Canal. It is also a historical relic and water conservancy monument, which can be used for cultural research and tourism development.

Characteristics of Hongze Lake levee:

The Hongze Lake levee has unified structural specifications and fine construction, which shows the superb skills of water conservancy construction in ancient China. Dam construction planning of Hongze Lake levee and engineering technology of vertical breakwater dam are the products of water control in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the levee is closely related to ancient flood control, water supply, shipping, military, economic and social development.