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Construction of Karez System Turpan, China
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Karez irrigation system and visiting the Turpanese
... of Turpan into the valley below. (Pakistan also has an irrigation system of the same name.) The Chinese consider the Karez system one of the three great achievements of Chinese engineering, along with the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, ...
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Turpan - in Xinjiang Autonomous Region
... - a 'hidden' valley where a group of Uighurs are continuing to live a traditional life - plus motor bikes!. The Karez system of irrigation was fascinating; bringing water from the mountains in underground channels connected by wells. It is ...
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