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 Tiger Leaping Gorge, threatened with inundation China's State Development and Reform Commission has in the past considered the proposed Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam a priority for hydropower development. One of a series of 8 dams planned on the middle portion of the Jinsha River (Upper Yangtze) by the Yunnan Hydropower Development Co. Ltd., the dam would have a capacity of 2.8 megawatts and a height of 276 meters. If built, it would flood the spectacular and much visited Tiger Leaping Gorge and forcibly displace 100,000 mostly Naxi minority farmers from their lands. The South China Morning Post reported in December 2007 that the project had been scrapped "following a rare public outcry" and that instead, a different dam would be built 200 kilometers upstream in a predominantly Tibetan region. Activists in China believe, however, the project may still be under development. More information: Greed for Energy Threatens to Dam Legendary Gorge - Tens of thousands fear they will be displaced if China's latest project takes a leap forward, The Times (UK), May 9, 2006. China Ponders Price of Progress at Spectacular Gorge - China's hunger for hydropower could spell the end of one of the world's deepest river gorges and scar some of the country's most spectacular scenery, Reuters, May 8, 2006. Delegate Calls for Tiger Leaping Gorge Rethink - A delegate at the China People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) has said that the construction of a reservoir at the Tiger Leaping Gorge (Hutiaoxia), a renowed tourist site on the Jinsha River in Yunnan Province, will lead to substantial losses, Interfax-China, March 6, 2006. Waves of Ethnic Discontent Rise Up Against Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam - South China Morning Post, March 22, 2005. Cloud of Industry Shrouds Natural Wonder - Proposed hydro dam could devastate fabled Chinese gorge and force indigenous people to relocate, Globe and Mail, November 20, 2004. Dam Construction and the Rights of Original Inhabitants to Participation - "The Relationship Between Dam Construction and the Rights of Original Inhabitants to Participation", submitted to the United Nations Symposium on Hydropower and Sustainable Development by Ge Quanxiao, villager affected by Hutiaoxia Dam, Wuzhu Village, Yunnan Province, China, October 2004. Tiger Leaping... or Gorge Dam - Article on China's plan to dam the fabled Tiger Leaping Gorge, Beijing Today, October 1, 2004. Hutiaoxia Petition - Petition calls for protection of Tiger Leaping Gorge and 3 Parallel Rivers World Heritage area and for careful approach to development, September 2004. CONTACT US: Aviva Imhof |
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