Three Gorges Dam status report

From the Art Newspaper:

Nearly 1200 sites of historical and archaeological importance along the Yangtze River are now underwater as the first stage of China’s massively ambitious Three Gorges Dam hydro-electric project reached completion on schedule. On 1 June the waters began rising in the huge 375 miles long reservoir created by the 185 metre high and two kilometre wide dam.

Archaeological discoveries made during the salvage efforts have recently identified the area as one of the most culturally important in China, local museums have been greatly enriched, and Chinese archaeology has advanced both technically and financially. Unfortunately for the future of serious archaeological research in the region, it is all too little, too late.

Posted by David on July 13, 2003 3:46 PM