During construction they dug into a section of Qing-dynasty culvert.
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暗 (àn, 'hidden / dark') + 渠 (qú, 'ditch / channel'). The opposite is 明渠 (míngqú, 'open channel') — water that flows out in the open. The 暗/明 pair shows up across Chinese for 'hidden vs visible' (暗号 vs 明号, 暗箭 vs 明枪).
