Chen Xing (hydrologist)
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Chen Xing (hydrologist)
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Chen Xing was a Chinese hydrologist who was involved in the design of the Banqiao Dam. Chen was born in Nanjing and was a vocal critic of the government dam building policy, which involved many dams in the basin. He had recommended 12 sluice gates for the Banqiao Dam, but this was scaled back to 5 and Chen Xing was criticized as being too conservative. Other dams in the project, including the Shimantan Dam, had similar reductions of safety features and Chen was removed from the project. In 1961,
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Chinese hydrologist
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2024-01-12T13:19:27Z
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