The River Dragon Has Come
The River Dragon Has Come is a highly controversial compilation of essays amassed by the dynamic Dai Qing which shed light on the Three Gorge Dam project. The scientist turned investigative journalist has become the most outspoken voice against the billion dollar, environmentally devastating hydroelectric river dam. This governmental backed project is set to be the largest endeavor undertaken by man in China since the construction of the Great Wall whose mind boggling feat would attempt to tame the Yangtze River with the use of a 7,575 foot long, 607 foot high concrete wall with twenty-six turbines that would create one ninth of the electricity needed in all of China. Envisioned at the start of the 20th century by Chinese political thinker Sun Yat-sen, this project took over 80 years to finalize and execute leaving much room for opponents to gain momentum in a campaign against it. The popularity of the dam in the eyes of the government took about 30 years to develop, after the......
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