February 24, 1960 in first month Nianba (Boxer) Qingtongxia Water Control Project dam closed closure.

1960 Qingtongxia water control project dam closed closure. The project began in August 26, 1958. This is a power generation, irrigation, regulating the Yellow River Water and comprehensive utilization of water conservancy project. The dam is closed, you can control Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and other regions of the Yellow River ice flood irrigation network in an area of ​​1000 mu Yellow River plains and mountain pumping irrigation network formation and the Ningxia region.