Baiheliang

Baiheliang ( Chinese  白鹤梁 , Pinyin Báihèliáng , English White Crane Ridge  - "Ridge of the White Cranes") is a 1,600 meter long and up to 15 meter wide rocky reef in the Yangtze River in the north of the district of Fuling in the governmental city of Chongqing , People's Republic of China . It got its name because white cranes used to gather on it. It is located in the Qutang Gorge and is in the waters of the Three Gorges Damsink in. On it is the earliest device for measuring water levels and low water with hydrological inscriptions that report changes in water levels over 1,200 consecutive years. Its history goes back to the year 763 of the Tang Dynasty .

The inscriptions of Baiheliang ( Chinese  白鹤梁 题 刻 , Pinyin Báihèliáng tíkè , English White Crane Ridge Stone Inscriptions ) have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (3-172) since 1988 . An underwater museum, the "Baiheliang Underwater Museum" was opened in May 2009.

Web links

• The ancient hydrological station on the Yangtze River immortalized
• Baiheliang: Ancient Hydrologic Station (English)
• Main body of baiheliang underwater museum completed (English)
• Description of the underwater museum project (English; PDF file; 2.37 MB)
• Four Treasures at Three Gorges Well Protected (English)

Coordinates: 29 ° 42 ′ 58.3 "  N , 107 ° 23 ′ 4.2"  E