Ming Tombs Reservoir

The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir is a dam in Changping District of northern Beijing, China. Named for the Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: reservoir in Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Instalacion de triatlon”, “Shih-san-ling Shui-k’u”, “Shisanling Reservoir”, and “Triathlon Venue, Beijing”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station and Mangshan National Forest Park.

Power station
The …

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Railway station
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Changping North railway station, also known…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shisanling and Chengbei Subdistrict.

Town
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Town is a town located in the northern part of Changping District, , China.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict in the center of Changping District, , China.

Town
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Town is a town situated in the northeast of Changping District, , China.

Ming Tombs Reservoir

Latitude
40.25727° or 40° 15′ 26″ north
Longitude
116.25521° or 116° 15′ 19″ east
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
8PGR7744+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25110288
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
2034873
Wiki­data ID
Q268936
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Ming Tombs Reservoir” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Instal·lació de triatló de Pequín”
  • Cebuano: “Shisanling Shuiku”
  • Chinese: “shísānlíng shuǐkù”
  • Chinese: “十三陵水库”
  • Chinese: “十三陵水庫”
  • German: “Ming Tombs Reservoir”
  • Japanese: “十三陵ダム”
  • Malay: “Venue Triatlon Beijing”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਿਸਾਨਲਿੰਗ ਸਰੋਵਰ”
  • Panjabi: “ਮਿੰਗ ਟੋਮਬ ਸਰੋਵਰ”
  • Portuguese: “Reservatório de Ming Tomb”
  • Portuguese: “Sistema Hidrológico de Shisanling”
  • Serbian: “Триатлон арена”
  • Spanish: “Embalse de las Tumbas Ming”
  • Spanish: “Instalación de triatlón”
  • Swedish: “Minggravsdammen”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Xianrendong and Changlingyuan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 龙母山庄植物迷宫 and 十三陵水库湿地.

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Worth a closer look: Forbidden City and Xicheng.

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