The People's Republic of China
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WUHAN, CHINA
The flight from Beijing to Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province,
about 90-minutes. This city is the most important site of the republican
revolution and as a gateway to the Yangtze Gorges.
THE CLOISENET FACTORY
THE BELLS FOUND IN A TOMB
Just outside of Wuhan a museum houses the archaeological
discoveries as well as a complete set of 65 ritual bells.
WUHAN RUG FACTORY - MAKING SILK RUGS TAKES 1 MAN YEAR TO COMPLETE
 
 
THE YANGTZE RIVER VALLEY
Soon, the Three Gorges Dam will begin filling
much of the Yangtze Valley with a 370-mile reservoir. When complete, this
controversial hydroelectric project will displace 1.25 million people, and
submerge 13 cities, 140 towns and 1,352 villages.
This river valley is home to spectacular
landscapes of misty mountains, breathtaking gorges, remarkable canyons, bamboo
groves, whirlpools and lagoons. Along its narrow, cliff-bound passages lie some
of China's greatest cultural treasures - ancient tombs, shrines and walls dating
to before the time of Christ. These cultural and natural wonders of this mighty
river - the magical landscapes that have graced the watercolors and scroll
paintings of China's great artists for thousands of years - will be flooded with
the completion in ten years' time of the Three Gorges Dam.
THE THREE GORGES DAM PROJECT
The following photographs are of the Three Gorges Dam
project, where the main channel was scheduled to be closed in November, 1997.
Until huge new locks on the north bank are completed in a few years, ships will
pass the dam site via a temporary channel, which has been dug out of the south
bank.
  
 
WATER IN THE YANGTZE ALREADY 70 METRES ABOVE NORMAL WILL RISE TO ~ 300
METRES WHEN THE DAM IS FINISHED IN 2009
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