In a bid to bring water to its dry and politically sensitive western regions, China has launched a plan to build a colossal man-made river stretching thousands of kilometers. Known as the Red Flag ...

The project will see three routes built, to connect China’s four main rivers Yangtze, Yellow River, Huaihe, and Haihe, spread out over the country’s vast land mass and divert water northwards.

The Pearl River (Zhujiang), 2,214 km long, is a major river in south China. In addition, China has a famous man-made river - the Grand Canal, running from Beijing in the north to Hangzhou in ...

Not even Oliver Todd knew how many humans the Yellow River, China’s Sorrow, had killed. But Todd had written: “The Great Plain of China can be made a perfectly safe place in which to dwell and ...

The Great Man-Made River (GMMR) is a monumental infrastructure project spanning the length of Libya. With an estimated budget of $25 billion, it channels high-quality freshwater from ancient ...