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Work to save Three Gorges relics

By Wang Hongyi | China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-03 06:50

Heritage conservation is well under way at the Three Gorges dam in preparation for the rise of the water level from 156 m to 175 m.

Measures will be taken amid the township's displacement, building dismantlement, and garbage removal, to conserve delicate artifacts and rare cultural remains, officials said.

The reservoir water level has risen in stages since the 2,309-m-long dam was erected in 2003. Fears have been expressed that the rise in water in the world's largest hydropower project to the scheduled maximum height of 175 m above sea level will further damage ancient sites and rare cultural remains.

Work to save Three Gorges relics

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