Hetian Water Character Monument

　　    The Hetian Water Character Monument is situated within the water plant of Tuholah Village, Buzak Township, Hetian County, Xinjiang, about 17 kilometers from Hetian City, Xinjiang. The monument was constructed to commemorate the significant Hetian Rural Water Supply Improvement Project. Shaped like the Chinese character for "water" (水), it is thus named the Water Character Monument. The monument stands 3.95 meters tall, with a base that is 0.8 meters high and a foundation that is 0.6 meters high. The main body of the monument is clad in white marble, and the inscriptions, texts, and the names of donating organizations and individuals are engraved in both Uyghur and Chinese. In the past, drinking water conditions in the Hetian region of Xinjiang were very backward. Both people and livestock mainly relied on water from ditches and ponds, and often shared the same water sources, which historically led to outbreaks and epidemics of waterborne infectious diseases.