Central Gansu 陇中

The Tao River Diversion Project is supplying water steadily, bringing Tao River water to the arid plateaus of central Gansu and benefiting nearly 6 million people along its route.

In the Huining of the past, drought struck in nine years out of ten, and water was more precious than grain. After arriving in Huining, the Red Army established a rule: no officers or soldiers were permitted to use the local people's stored cistern water or water for daily living. Today, the Tao River Water Diversion Project—Gansu's water diversion project with the largest investment, longest diversion canal route, and widest geographical coverage—has achieved a stable water supply. Water from the Tao River, a tributary of the Yellow River, crosses mountains and ridges to reach the arid loess plateaus of central Gansu, becoming a source of "water for happiness" that nourishes nearly 6 million people along its route.