The south-to-north water diversion project is a major project to channel water from the Yangtze River in the southern part of the country to the north.

南水北调工程是将长江里的水从我国南方地区调至北方的一个主要工程。

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The diversion project a massive government undertaking will bring billions of gallons of water from the Yangtze River in the south northward to Beijing and other parts of northern China.

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