This project has been described as: "aqueduct/canal/transmission system" is not in the list of possible values (Dam, Aqueduct/canal/transmission system, Irrigation, Wastewater Treatment, Drinking Water Treatment, Hydropower, Storage, Desalination Project) for this property.

The South-to-North Water Transfer Project is a large, multi-decadal infrastructure project to move water from the relatively water rich Southern areas of China to the water scarce north. The project is divided into water diversion projects along three water routes: the Western, Eastern, and Middle (or Central).