Centennial Hydraulic Project:South-North Water Diversion

Centennial Hydraulic Project:South-North Water Diversion

Foreword
Water Resource Situations in China： North China with Water Scarcity vs.South China with Water Surplus
1.Three Basic Features ofChina's Water Resources
2.Water Resources as a Bottleneck for Economic and Social Development of North China
3.Advantages ofWater Resources along the Yangtze River
4.South—North Water Diversion Project as the Inevitable Choice for China
Plannng and Design： Three Water Diversion Routes to Form the Pattern of "Four Horizontals and Three Verticals"
1.Five Decades' Planning and Study
2.Repeated Comparison and Scientific Demonstration with theParticipation ofabout 6，000 People
3.Final Decision Making
4.Eastern Route Planning
5.Central Route Planning
6.Western Route Planning
Project Construction： Endeavor and Devotion of Numerous Constructors
1.Construction ofthe Eastern Route
2.Construction ofKey Works for the Central Route
3.Construction of Supporting Works for the Central Route
Relocation of Displaced People： The "Most Difficult" Endeavor
1.Resettlement of330，000 People along the Central Route
2.Problems： Three Major Conflicts before Resettlement
3.Innovation： Management Mode for New Land Requisition andResettlement
4.Development： Village—based Society Management after Resettlement
5.Spirit： "Overwhelming Spirituality" against the Backdrop of Modern Society
Cultural Heritage Protection： Prospective Actions
1.Overview： Over 900 Cultural Relics in Need ofProtection
2.Rescue ofCultural Relics： Initiation ofjoint Protective Action
3.Achievements： Protection of Cultural Relics and Restoration of Civilization
4.Future： Reproduction ofthe Historical Features ofAncient Culture
Pollution Control： A Decade's Worth of Comprehensive Ecotogical Management
1.Miracles in Pollution Control along the Eastern Route
2.Reservoir Areas along the Central Route： Establishing a Long—term
Mechanism and Maintaining Water Quality at Class Ⅱ
Miracles Made through Innovation： Strength to Solve Extremely Difficult Problems in the World
1.Records Broken in the South—North Water Diversion Project
2.Financing Innovation： "Static Control and Dynamic Management"
3.Ecological Benefits： An Ecological Tourism Belt Longer than 1，000 KM to be Constructed along the Route
Overview： Growing Benefits for the Good of the Chinese Nation