(February 14, 2006) Eight renowned Chinese painters will work for the next six months on a huge panorama of the Three Gorges, “to retain its beauty on a scroll painting 50 metres long,” CCTV reports.

Eight renowned Chinese painters will soon head for the Three Gorges area to retain its beauty on a scroll painting 50 meters long and 2 meter wide. The eight painters, all living along the Yangtze River, will begin their work on March 3. They’ll spend six months to complete the huge painting to present a panorama of the passing scenes. Construction of the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River, the world’s largest hydropower project began in 1993 and will be completed in 2009.

China Central Television Network, February 14, 2006