CHINA-GUIZHOU-BIJIE-CLIFF-CANAL-PROTECTION (CN)
(240428) -- BIJIE, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Liu Xinzhi, a builder of a canal on the cliffs, talking about the construction of a canal in the past on April 24, 2024 (L, photo by Xinhua photographer Yang Wenbin), and Liu Xinzhi (1st R) building a canal on the cliffs with other villagers in 1960 (R, photo by Wang Zhenxiang), in Shengji Township of Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
On the precipitous cliffs, there are several canals that provide water for nearby farmlands in Shengji Township. One of the daily work for canals' maintenance team members is to clear withered branches and fallen rocks out of the canals.
In Shengji Township, it is a typical karst landform. Rainwater swiftly permeates the hills and grounds after falling from the sky, little of which can be left for local people's livelihood.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, with support of water conservancy departments, local villagers tirelessly carved out ten canals spanning over 130 kilometers amid the rugged
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