On July 20, 2008 (June 18th of the lunar calendar), abandoned water from the South-to-North Water Diversion Project entered Lugou Xiaoyue Lake to end its 20-year dry history.

On July 20, 2008, after receiving nearly 400,000 cubic meters of water, Lugou Xiaoyue Lake ended its nearly 20-year dry up history, with a water depth of 2 meters.

On July 20, 2008, the last 20,000 square meters of abandoned water from the Beijing-Shijiazhuang section of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project flowed into Lugou Xiaoyue Lake. The Yongding River in Beijing used the water resources of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project to receive nearly 400,000 cubic meters of water, and its water depth reached 2 meters. At this point, Lugou Xiaoyue Lake, which has been working for 20 years, finally has the conditions for the waves to reflect the moon.

According to Li Dawei, deputy director of the South-to-North Water Diversion Construction Management Center, after the completion of the South-to-North Water Diversion Jingshi section, it is necessary to test the water to test whether the pipeline is normal. Starting from June 16, the South-to-North Water Diversion Construction Management Center uses the accumulated rainwater in Fangshan area to flush the pipeline., and from the 1st of this month, 400,000 cubic meters of abandoned water for flushing the pipeline has been input into Lugou Xiaoyue Lake.

Li Dawei said that the accumulated rainwater will continue to be replenished to Lugou Xiaoyue Lake in the future, and the beauty of "Lugou Xiaoyue" will definitely be maintained this year. (History Today)