[People News] Recently, extreme heavy rains and frequent droughts and floods across various regions of the country have once again focused public attention on the Three Gorges Dam, which towers over the Yangtze River. With increasingly unpredictable weather, devastating floods, and rainfall amounts that consistently break historical records, many people are feeling a heightened sense of anxiety. This raises a pressing question: In light of such frequent celestial anomalies, is this massive dam, looming over the heads of hundreds of millions of ordinary citizens, truly safe?
While we ordinary citizens may not grasp the complex data associated with hydraulic engineering, we all share a fundamental understanding: the Three Gorges Reservoir contains an immense volume of water, amounting to hundreds of billions of cubic meters. Each time torrential rains occur and river levels surge, that colossal reinforced concrete structure spanning the Yangtze River becomes a looming threat that countless towns and households downstream must constantly be concerned about.
What adds to the public's unease is the shifting narrative surrounding the dam over the years.
When the dam was initially constructed, officials confidently asserted that it could withstand a flood that occurs once in ten thousand years; however, within a few years, this claim was revised to once in a thousand years; later, it was further downgraded to once in a hundred years; and in recent years, the message has shifted to the notion that “we cannot rely solely on the dam for flood control.” This ongoing retreat in official statements, coupled with the increasingly strange climate patterns observed year after year, has led the public to recognize that forcibly damming a mighty river has not resulted in lasting security, but rather disrupted the region's original hydrological and climatic balance.
The disruption of natural balance extends far beyond just climate and heavy rainfall; deeper hidden dangers lurk beneath the surface.
When discussing the safety of the Three Gorges Dam, many people instinctively think of the stability of geological structures and often recall the tragic memory of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. The region from the Sichuan Basin to the Three Gorges is characterized by high mountains and deep valleys, with geological plates that are both highly active and fragile. For centuries, our ancestors have emphasized the principles of 'harmony between heaven and humanity' and 'reverence for nature.' After millions of years of evolution, a delicate dynamic balance has been established between the mountains, rivers, and the Earth's crust.
However, driven by an arrogant mindset of 'battling against nature,' we have forcibly accumulated hundreds of billions of tons of water in a narrow valley. This is akin to placing an unbearable weight on an already unstable geological balance.
While the academic community continues to debate whether there is a direct fault-triggering mechanism linking the Three Gorges Dam to the Wenchuan earthquake, the geological secondary disasters resulting from the dam's water storage are an undeniable reality. Since the dam began operation, the frequency of small earthquakes on both sides of the Three Gorges reservoir has significantly increased, and incidents of landslides, bank collapses, and mudslides have become commonplace. Many residents living along the river have been forced to relocate multiple times. These frequent geological disturbances serve as a stark reminder that forcibly altering massive natural elements introduces disturbances and risks to the crustal system that are difficult to quantify.
From extreme rainstorms to vibrations and hidden dangers deep underground, reality is harshly revealing the collapse of the arrogant myth that 'man can conquer nature.' The Three Gorges Project has never been just a water conservancy initiative; it symbolizes a system's attempt to dominate nature and assert political will. When political arrogance takes precedence over scientific truth, and when reverence for heaven and nature is supplanted by atheistic hubris, what remains for this land is an ecological disaster that cannot be remedied and the deadly risks looming over billions of people.
History has consistently shown that any arrogant regime that defies natural law and disregards life, regardless of how tall its reinforced concrete dams may be, cannot escape the judgment of objective laws and the passage of time. True protection for a land comes not from the tyranny of power that seeks to control rivers, but from the people's reverence for heaven and earth, and their commitment to conscience and morality.
Today, as we confront unusual celestial phenomena and geological warnings, our examination of the hidden dangers posed by the Three Gorges Project goes beyond the safety of a single dam; it compels us to understand the true nature of that delusional system. Only by wholeheartedly rejecting this arrogant mindset of 'battling against heaven and earth' and returning to a foundation of reverence for heaven and respect for life can the Chinese nation genuinely emerge from the shadow of disaster and restore favorable weather and lasting peace.
(First published in People News) △
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