Water diversion project plans tourist route  

南水北調中線規劃12旅游圈 可從北京騎車到丹江口

國務院南水北調工程建設委員會辦公室(以下簡稱“國調辦”)副主任于幼軍19日在接受中新社記者采訪時表示，以南水北調中線工程景觀為節點的12個旅游圈已投入規劃，計劃在正式通水前投入運行。

Beijing (CNS) -- A dozen tourism "circles" are being built alongside the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and will go into service after the project is completed, said Yu Youjun, associate director of the construction committee office.

Tourists can bicycle down the green route that links Beijing to Danjiangkou in central China's Hubei province, Yu said.

There are 12 World Heritage sites alongside the reservoir areas and route of the project, including 16 national 5A-class tourist attractions, Yu added. Scenic spots such as the Western Tombs of the Qing Emperors and Wudang Mountain can be visited along the route.

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is a decades-long infrastructure project to divert water from the Yangtze River to northern China.