Zipingpu Dam (紫坪铺水利枢纽) is an embankment dam on the Min River near the city of Dujiangyan Sichuan Province in southwest China. It consists of four generators with a total generating capacity of 760 MW. Construction began in 2001 and was finished late 2006.The traditional Dujiangyan Irrigation System consisting of canals levees and dams has been in use since 256 AD.
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