A proposed dam at Tiger Leaping Gorge, a scenic spot that has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, has been met with fierce resistance from environmentalists and local residents. In response, the government has moved...
According to the South China Morning Post (subscription only), authorities have cancelled plans to build a dam in the Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, following widespread domestic and international protests. Phayul.com also reports: Breaking a long silence over the fate of the project, the provincial government reached a decision on Sunday that no dam would […]
From Danwei blog: Tiger Leaping Gorge: Not yet damned”It is a test-case”, Professor Yu had told me before I went to visit Tiger Leaping Gorge. “The plan to build a dam in this scenic spot is an opportunity for local people; NGO’s, the Chinese media and everyone who’s concerned with the current decision-making mechanism have […]
From Asia Times: Even as the main dam of the mammoth Three Gorges reservoir, the world’s largest hydroelectric project, was completed in late May several months ahead of schedule, China is gearing up to launch another massive Yangtze River dam-building project. Sandwiched between the towering majesty of the Jade Dragon and Haba Snow Mountains in […]
From the New York Times (read the full text via Peking Duck): Today, the most relevant fault line in China is Tiger Leaping Gorge, a spectacular geological site in Western China along the Yangtze River, and one of the deepest gorges in the world. With its thunderous rushing waters cutting through mountains, it is certainly […]
From Emagazine.com, Cathy Shufro wrote: “In the land where 85,000 dams have bloomed, the builders of the mammoth Three Gorges reservoir in China are poised to begin another project. The giant hydropower company plans to...
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