But where the government already replaced the karez with pipes, residents claim the water doesn`t taste the same as the naturally filtered water. Instead, motivated by the site’s potential to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Chinese government has devoted 45 million yuan to protect the ancient irrigation system. Since 2009, more than 600km of tunnels have been cleared of silt, and many of the crumbling wells have been repaired.
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