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VI.TOWARDS THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: FUTURE PERSPECTIVE AND POLICY OF DEVELOPMENT
IN SHENYANG
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B. Policy for future development
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6. Song-liao canal and urban sustainable
development
Shenyang City and Liaoning province are important industrial bases for
China, and they play an important role in maintaining the rapid development
of a stable and sustainable national economy. Industry in Liaoning province
is mainly concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River
where there are many famous industrial cities, such as Shenyang and Anshan,
Fushun. Furthermore, that area is an important rice-planting zone where
two thirds of the province's rice supply is produced. Thus the middle and
lower reaches of the Liaohe River not only comprise an industrial base,
but they are also important to north-eastern as agricultural regions. For
those reasons it is crucial that a solution be found to the water shortages
of that region.
Even if the water in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River
is fully utilized, water shortages will remain a problem in the region.
Thus new water sources outside the valley need to be found and exploited.
For example, the transfer of water from north to south, i.e., the Song-liao
canal project (figure 31), is aimed at solving the shortage of water sources
and guaranteeing a water supply for the city group in the centre of Liaoning
province, including Shenyang. It has been calculated that the Song-liao
canal project could provide 6.6 billion m3 of water per year,
including the 500 million m3 of water needed by Shenyang city.
In addition, the Song-liao canal project will promote the development of
inland shipping and contribute to communications and transportation. The
northern end of the Song-liao canal connects with the Nenjiang and Shong
Hua Jiang rivers. Thus, the Song-liao canal project should decrease flooding
along the Song Hua Jiang River and solve the water shortage in the middle
and lower reaches of the Liaohe River. Moreover, it is expected to encourage
the development of related industries and provide employment opportunities.
Figure 31. Map of the north-to-south water transfer project
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