South–North Water Transfer Project

The South–North Water Transfer Project, also translated as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (simplified Chinese: 南水北调工程; traditional Chinese: 南水北調工程; pinyin: Nánshuǐ Běidiào Gōngchéng; lit. 'Project of diverting water in the South to the North') is a multi-decade infrastructure mega-project in China. Ultimately it aims to channel 44.8 billion cubic meters of fresh water annually from the Yangtze River in southern China to the more arid and industrialized north through three canal systems:

South–North Water Transfer Project

The South–North Water Transfer Project, also translated as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (simplified Chinese: 南水北调工程; traditional Chinese: 南水北調工程; pinyin: Nánshuǐ Běidiào Gōngchéng; lit. 'Project of diverting water in the South to the North') is a multi-decade infrastructure mega-project in China. Ultimately it aims to channel 44.8 billion cubic meters of fresh water annually from the Yangtze River in southern China to the more arid and industrialized north through three canal systems: