CROSS-BASIN WATER TRANSFER AND RATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF WATER RESOURCES WITHIN NORTH CHINA: NEW ROUTE FOR CHINA'S SOUTH-TO-NORTH WATER TRANSFER PROJECT

It is suggested in this paper that China's south-to-north water transfer could be put into practice by a new plan, whose route designed is like “H” in shape. The new plan argues that the Yellow River water should be transferred from Pianguan River, in the north of Shangxi Province to the headwater of Yongding River, which makes it possible to supply regions within the North China Plain with water respectively. Meanwhile, the water of Danjiangkou Reservoir can be transferred directly to Yellow River, replenishing the water shortage of Zhengzhou or Sanmenxia Reservoir. It is suggested in this paper that more benefits, in fields such as ecological and environmental protections, calamity prevention, cultivated land saving and so on, can be got from this new plan's implementation.