Three Gorges Farewell

Author: Dong Hongyou
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: As a writer who grew up by the Yangtze River, he has preserved the beauty of the Three Gorges, as well as the dignity and character they have stubbornly maintained through historical changes, in his writings forever. As a photography enthusiast who grew up drinking the Yangtze River water, he has captured the Three Gorges' scenery before the water storage, freezing it in his lens and leaving a pure and original Three Gorges for history. There is only one Three Gorges in the world. Let us share the real beauty of the Three Gorges and appreciate its divine charm together. This is a long-form documentary prose that truly records the last appearance of the Three Gorges before the water storage. Mr. Dong Hongyou, the author, traveled through the Three Gorges in full during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak, bidding farewell to the ancient Three Gorges that were about to disappear. As a civilian and an individual, with the heart of a writer, the passion of a poet, and the perspective of a photographer, he truly documented the historical moments and life states of the Three Gorges before the water storage. The numerous precious photographs taken by the author himself are the last witness to the ancient Three Gorges, a moving and magnificent finale of the classic beauty of the Three Gorges.