Zipingpu Dam

Zipingpu Dam is an embankment dam on the near the city of , Sichuan Province in southwest China. It consists of four generators with a total generating capacity of 760 MW.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qingchengshan-Dujiangyan National Park and Dujiangyan.

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Mount Qingcheng is a sacred Taoist mountain in , , .

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is a part of , and is home to a variety of attractions.

Town
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is a town of southern , in central . is situated 9 km west of Zipingpu Dam.

Zipingpu Dam

Latitude
31.03541° or 31° 2′ 8″ north
Longitude
103.5745° or 103° 34′ 28″ east
Open location code
8P352HPF+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 219387228
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q205455
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Zipingpu Dam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سد زيبنجبو”
  • Chinese: “紫坪铺水利枢纽”
  • Dutch: “Zipingpudam”
  • French: “barrage de Zipingpu”
  • French: “Barrage de Zipingpu”
  • German: “Zipingpu-Talsperre”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Zipingpu”
  • Japanese: “紫坪埔ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zipingpu-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Zipingpu-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد زیپینگپو”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Zǐpíngpù”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Zipingpu Hydropower Station and 紫坪埔观景台.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Zipingpu Hydropower Plant 500 kV Step-up Substation and 程二姐副食店.

East Sichuan: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Emeishan National Park and Mianyang.

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