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Aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2020 shows Dashixia Water Control Project under construction at the Aksu River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The multi-functional water control project starting from 2019 is expected to take eight and half years to build to facilitate water supply, irrigation and flood control in the river basin. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
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Aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2020 shows Dashixia Water Control Project under construction at the Aksu River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The multi-functional water control project starting from 2019 is expected to take eight and half years to build to facilitate water supply, irrigation and flood control in the river basin. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
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Aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2020 shows Dashixia Water Control Project under construction at the Aksu River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The multi-functional water control project starting from 2019 is expected to take eight and half years to build to facilitate water supply, irrigation and flood control in the river basin. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
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Aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2020 shows Dashixia Water Control Project under construction at the Aksu River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The multi-functional water control project starting from 2019 is expected to take eight and half years to build to facilitate water supply, irrigation and flood control in the river basin. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)