China's Water Crisis

by Ma, Jun

• ISBN13: 9781891936272
• ISBN10: 1891936271
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Pacific Century Pr

Author Biography

Ma Jun, a leading Chinese investigative journalist, worked at the South China Morning Post from 1993 to 2000. He is currently an environment consultant with Sinoshere Corporation

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
The Yellow River	p. 3
Floating Yellow Earth	p. 3
"Waters of the Yellow River Come Flowing from the Sky"	p. 4
"Let All Mountains and Rivers Make Way for Us"	p. 7
Not Only the Sorrow of the River God	p. 11
Yellow River Flowing to the Sea	p. 14
Qinghai: The Long-Hidden Source	p. 16
A Hike Through Gansu	p. 20
The Yellow River: Enricher of Ningxia	p. 23
The Yellow River: Provider of Devalued Water	p. 26
A Call from Afar	p. 29
Stunted Greenery Across Shaanxi	p. 31
Shanxi's Beautiful Scenery	p. 35
Fifty Years Without a Major Breach	p. 38
Death or Survival?	p. 41
The Yangtze River	p. 45
"Great River Flowing Eastward"	p. 45
"Huguang's Harvests Could Feed All Under Heaven"	p. 48
Slash and Burn	p. 50
"If You Don't Die, I Will"	p. 52
Impounding Floodwater and Reclaiming Land	p. 55
Smooth Lake in High Narrow Gorges	p. 57
"The Endless Falling of Trees"	p. 61
A Second Yellow River	p. 65
"Water Goes, Rocks Appear"	p. 69
The Source of All Waters	p. 71
Red Deserts	p. 75
Is It Upstream? Or Downstream?	p. 79
Eau de Vie? Or Poison?	p. 82
"The Endless Yangtze"	p. 85
Northwestern China	p. 92
The Danger, My Friend, Is Blowin's in the Wind	p. 92
Bareback Pony	p. 96
Divine Retribution	p. 100
"Go West, Big Brother, Go West"	p. 103
"Toward a Union of Humanity and Nature"	p. 107
Northeast China	p. 113
Once Every Ten Thousand Years	p. 113
A Wake-up Call for Lumberjacks	p. 115
From Great Northern Wilderness to Great Northern Granary	p. 118
Human's Gift to the Rivers	p. 121
Forests to Inherit	p. 124
Northern China	p. 129
Civilization or Barbarism?	p. 129
Moving the Capital for Water	p. 132
Nine Rivers Converging in a Land of Water	p. 137
China's Augean Stables	p. 139
Save Water, Save Hai River	p. 143
"The Huai River Must Be Harnessed"	p. 148
"Tough Guys Sever Their Limbs"	p. 152
Limits to Growth	p. 156
Southeast China	p. 159
"Water Flowing Amidst Houses Under Small Bridges"	p. 159
"Beautiful Waters of Lake Tai"	p. 162
Happy Event or Disaster?	p. 165
"In Moonlit Pearls One Sees the Tears in a Mermaid's Eyes"	p. 169
Preserving Their Roots	p. 173
Southwestern China	p. 177
"South of the Clouds"	p. 177
Bright Pearls on the Plateau	p. 181
The Last Shangri-La	p. 184
Notes	p. 189
Bibliography	p. 216
Appendices	p. 221
Index	p. 237
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