Sasaki: The Yangtze is Asia’s longest river and drains one-fifth of China’s land area. Revered as the “mother river,” it has nurtured China’s history, culture, and economy since the dawn of civilisation. This relationship between the people and the river has, in recent years, grown tense. Despite unprecedented advancements in engineering, all major cities on […]
Sasaki: The Yangtze is Asia’s longest river and drains one-fifth of China’s land area. Revered as the “mother river,” it has nurtured China’s history, culture, and economy since the dawn of civilisation. This relationship between the people and the river has, in recent years, grown tense. Despite unprecedented advancements in engineering, all major cities on […]