Monument to the Water Improvement Project

　　Introduction       The Monument to the Water Improvement Project is located within the water plant of Tuholacun Village, Buzhake Township, Hotan County, Xinjiang, approximately 17 kilometers from Hotan City. The monument was built to commemorate the significant Hotan Rural Water 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 0.6 meters high. Its body is clad in white marble, while the inscriptions, texts, and the list of donating organizations and individuals are engraved in both Uyghur and Chinese. Today, the Monument to the Water Improvement Project has been listed among the first group of Socialist, Patriotic, and National Unity Education Bases in Hotan, Xinjiang, and has become one of the tourist sites visited by both domestic and international travelers.     　  

　　 Hotan, Xinjiang