Yangtze River Ecological Report

Author: Zhefu
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This is a long-formliterary work. Writer Zhefu joined the China Environmental Protection Century Tour press corps, departing from Shanghai and traveling upstream along the Yangtze River, covering vast distances directly to the source of the Yangtze at Tuotuo River. The journey spanned 13 provinces, lasting 108 days and covering over 20,000 kilometers. Through field investigations, the author objectively and truthfully reflected the severe ecological problems faced by the Yangtze River, as well as the origins and developments of projects like "South-to-North Water Diversion" and the Three Gorges Dam, along with diverse opinions from various stakeholders. The author not only described the destruction and pollution of the natural and ecological environment in the Yangtze River Basin but also engaged with the human and real aspects along the river, interviewing over a dozen influential writers. Through their perspectives, the present and the past were examined. The book begins at the tail of the Yangtze River, passing through thirteen layers of doors, and concludes at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Its unique structure, precise writing style, calm descriptions, severe critiques, tactful advice, and down-to-earth narratives, all intertwined with philosophical reflections on humanity, complement each other perfectly, making it well worth reading.