Shisanling Reservoir

The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir is a dam in Changping District of northern Beijing. Named for the Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station. The earth-fill embankment dam is 29 metres high and 627 metres long. The dam creates a reservoir that can store 59,000,000 cubic metres of water and contains a controlled chute spillway.

In 2008, the reservoir was one of the nine temporary venues of the Beijing Olympics. It was used for the Triathlon events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, during which it was known as the Triathlon Venue.