​For over three decades, Jing Laihong has shaped China's water conservancy through innovative work on projects like the sediment-challenged Xiaolangdi Water Conservancy Project on the Yellow River. His engineering innovations in flood and sediment control prove that a lasting harmony between humanity and the power of nature can be achieved.

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