Ganzhutan(5photos)
GanzhutanpowerstationislocatedontheleftbankofLongjiangRiver.ItiscalledbecausetheGanzhuStreamflowsthroughit.Intheolddays,Ganzhutan"thebeachrocksarestrange,thesoundislikethunder,theriverandtheseatideeachother,andthegreatviewofthetown."DuringtheKangxiandYongzhengreignsoftheQingDynasty,theliteratiinthecountyassessedtheeightscenicspotsinthecounty,andZiWei,thecountymagistrate,oncewrotepoemstopraisethem.Atthattime,therewasareputationasoneoftheeightscenicspots,"GantanXuetao".Notfarfromthebottomofthebeach,therearestilltwolargeports,witnessingtheprosperityoftherightbeachinthepast.Oneiscalled"HuangjianchengtangWaterPort"calledShangduPort,andtheotheriscalled"HuangChuiKuantangWaterPort"calledXiaduPort.ItissaidthatHuangShijun'shonortoworshiptheancestorafterthetopchampioninthepastwaswhenhewentupanddownthroughtheXiaduport.TothesouthofGanzhutan,atthefootofXiangshan,thereisHuangShijun’sclanancestralhall,Huang'sAncestralHall.Thechampionculturalexhibitionwillbebuilthere.TogetherwithGanzhutan,itwillbecomeahistoricalandculturalattractionfortourists.GanzhutanistheentranceofGanzhuxi,atributaryoftheXijiangRiver.Theentranceisfullofrocksandbecomesarapidshoal.Theaveragedropatordinaryfloodlevelis0.93meters;theebbtideisfasterthanthemainstreamoftheXijiangRiver,formingadrop.In1971,constructionoftheGanzhutanHongchaoPowerStationwasstarted,andittookthreeyearsandfourmonthstocomplete.Theaverageannualpowergenerationis11.07millionkWh.Ashiplockwasbuiltonthesideofthepowerstationtomaketherapidsmoreaccessible.
