Many residents of Hubei province plan to gather at the Zigui county government building tomorrow to denounce corruption among local officials.
Experts: Dongting Lake to disappear after a century
Changsha: Dongting Lake, the second biggest freshwater lake in China, will completely disappear from the earth because of accumulated silt after a century, experts have warned.
Large hydropower stations on upper Yangtze River no risk to panda habitats
(October 24, 2006) China’s large-scale hydropower exploitation of the Yangtze River’s upper reaches pose no risk to nearby giant panda habitats, experts said here Friday.
'Dam not responsible for drought'
by Guan Xiaofeng, China Daily October 24, 2006 The severe drought which plagued Southwest China’s Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality this summer was not caused by the Three Gorges Dam, a meteorological […]
Filmmaker Jia Zhangke on the forgotten people of Three Gorges
(October 16, 2006) Fresh from winning a prestigious award for Still Life, his feature film set against the backdrop of the Three Gorges dam, the acclaimed director talks to Three Gorges Probe about the making, and the meaning, of the movie.
No regrets, Chinese activist says despite paralyzing attack
‘I will never regret
what I have done,’ says Fu Xiancai, who has begun receiving treatment
in Beijing at one of the country’s best rehabilitation centres
Paralyzed Chinese dissident arrives in Beijing clinic
Injured Three Gorges activist Fu Xiancai will spend at least three months at one of the best rehabilitation clinics in China, thanks to German donations.
‘Still Life’ surprise winner in Venice
‘Still Life (Sanxia Haoren) was shot in the village of Fengjie, which has since been submerged in water to make way for the Three Gorges dam. It recounts two stories of local people in times of relocation and their emotional upheavals,’ China Daily says.
The Cost of Power in China
Black Opal Press September 5, 2006 This new book by photographer Steven Benson is his much acclaimed photo essay documenting the Yangtze River valley which is now under the water of the […]
Heatwave puts China's giant dam in the dock
‘Startlingly, no scientific evaluation of the possible impact on the local weather was ever conducted as part of the feasibility study of Three Gorges dam.’
The Fallen: Shame and scandal on the road to riches
(August 7, 2006) Mark O’Neill looks at a rogue’s gallery of the business world as China takes the fast lane to progress.
Chinese go further, faster and higher with media crackdowns two years before Beijing Olympics
(August 7, 2006) ‘The Chinese police continue to jail, attack or intimidate Chinese citizens who talk to the foreign press. The most dramatic recent case was that of Fu Xiancai, an activist on behalf of people displaced by the Three Gorges dam.’
Silt at stable level on Yangtze River
(July 24, 2006) Forestry and water-control projects are helping to keep silt at a stable level on the Yangtze River, particularly near the Three Gorges dam, the official Chinese news agency says.
Editorial: The murky pool
South China Morning Post June 5, 2006 It was meant to be among the greatest engineering feats of the era. A project to tame the Yangtze River, harnessing its hydro-electric power and […]
Construction industry journal calls dam a dinosaur
Three Gorges Probe March 1, 2006 In a survey of China’s booming infrastructure sector, the industry journal International Construction has highlighted some of the problems surrounding the Three Gorges dam project: "Construction […]
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