Do you know a handful of expansive soil once derailed Cao Cao’s ambition to dig a canal, leaving his grand plan stranded for nearly 2,000 years.? Do you know the imposing Jianghuai Watershed can be deeply excavated with wisdom and cutting-edge technology nowadays? For generations, people have strived to solve water scarcity in the middle Huaihe River basin. On December 30, 2022, the main project of the Yangtze-to-Huaihe Water Diversion Project was officially put into trial operation. As the second phase of this mega project advances, it will continue to bring tangible benefits to people in northern Anhui and write a new chapter in the new era.

(Presenter: Visual News Center of Anhui Daily, Wang Shiwei Master Studio of Anhui Daily Newspaper Group;

Text/Video/Design: Wang Lanlan, Guan Jingsheng; Interns: Cao Zhen, Han Rui;

Planner: Xu Guokang)