编者按：水利部年初公布了“人民治水·百年功绩”治水工程项目，包含东华陂、红旗渠、南水北调东、中线一期工程、白鹤滩水电站等117项，以集中展示在1921年至2021年一百年间不同历史时期党领导人民治水兴水的生动实践、伟大成就。
Located at the junction of Yache County in Kashgar Prefecture and Aktao County in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, and in the upper reaches of the Yarkand River in the Karakoram Valley, the Artash Water Conservancy Project is the largest water conservancy project in Xinjiang and is known as the "Three Gorges" dam in Xinjiang.
Schematic diagram of the location of the Artash Water Conservancy Project
The Artash Water Conservancy Project is a controlled water conservancy project in the lower reaches of the mountainous area of the main stream of the Yarkand River, which consists of barrage dams, water discharge buildings, power generation and diversion systems, power plant buildings, ecological base flow discharge tunnels and other buildings. The maximum dam height is 164.8 meters, the total reservoir capacity is 2.249 billion cubic meters, and the total installed capacity of the power station is 755 megawatts. The main task of the project is to give full play to the comprehensive functions of flood control, irrigation, and power generation under the condition of ensuring the ecological water supply of the Tarim River, and benefit the Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Kashgar Prefecture and Hotan Prefecture in southern Xinjiang. The completion of the project has completely solved the problems of the thousand-year-old flooding of the Yarkand River and the spring drought and water shortage in the basin, and nourished millions of people downstream.
On October 10, 2011, the foundation stone of the Artash Water Conservancy Project was laid.
The foundation stone of the Artash Hydropower Project was laid on 10 October 2011. 2019年11月19日，水库下闸蓄水。
2019年11月19日，阿尔塔什水利枢纽工程下闸蓄水。
Before the impoundment of the Artash Water Conservancy Project
After the impoundment of the Artash Water Conservancy Project
On July 18, 2021, the first unit of Artash Power Station was connected to the grid for power generation, and on August 17, 2021, all units of the main power station of the Artash Water Conservancy Project were connected to the grid for power generation. 成为疆内并网发电装机规模最大电站。
Artash Power Station
A dam locks Anlan, the high gorge out of the Ping Lake, a bird's-eye view of the reservoir area, the blue waves are thousands of miles, like a gorgeous and colorful picture, reflecting a better tomorrow for the people on both sides of the Yarkand River.
Zepu Yarkand River National Wetland Park