Water diversion project plans tourist route  

南水北调中线规划12旅游圈 可从北京骑车到丹江口

国务院南水北调工程建设委员会办公室(以下简称“国调办”)副主任于幼军19日在接受中新社记者采访时表示，以南水北调中线工程景观为节点的12个旅游圈已投入规划，计划在正式通水前投入运行。

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.