Water-diversion project underscores people-centered philosophy Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-15 14:51 A bird's-eye view of the Danjiangkou Reservoir Dam in Danjiangkou, Hubei province. The reservoir is the water source for the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese President Xi Jinping convened a symposium Friday on advancing the high-quality follow-up development of a mega water-diversion project following an inspection, underscoring China's continued commitment to its people-centered development philosophy. As of March 2021, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project had transferred over 40.8 billion cubic meters of water since the first phase of its eastern and middle routes began supplying water, directly benefiting more than 130 million people.