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The rise and fall of China's Great Wall: the race to save a world treasure - Special Report MADE OF BRICK, STONE, and dirt, the Great Wall twists and turns across China's landscape like a giant dragon. It seems to rise out of the sea at Bo Hal gulf, a place known to local people as Laolon...(Continue Reading) The Great wall of china; Charmingly old-fashioned, this eclectic Top left to bottom right: Turquoise and orange glazed plate (28cm dia), (pounds) 45, Galletly & Tubbs; peach blossom china plate (24cm dia), (pounds) ......(Continue Reading)Taming the river dragon: can China's Three Gorges Dam harness the Yangtze River? - Special Report HOW DO YOU TAME A DRAGON? If the dragon is China's powerful, dangerous, and unpredictable Yangtze (YANG-TSEE) River, you can try to tame it by building ......(Continue Reading)CHINA - Brief Article My friend and I booked an 11-day China trip through AAA with CITS Tours, Inc. (100 World Trade Center, San Francisco, CA 94111; phone 415/362-7477, or fax 415/989-3838). I discovered the tour throu...(Continue Reading)Tainted Bonds - investments in the Three Gorges Dam, China The State Development Bank is helping to finance the Three Gorges dam in China despite wide environmental criticism and institutional investor skepticism....(Continue Reading)
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