Gongshan -- The Wild River City

This project details the future of thousands of cities around the world as if they had somehow overcome all social and environmental problems to become super-ecological. This week we highlight the future of Gongshan, China....

GONGSHAN IN THE FUTURE

The Salween River Valley in China is a landscape of rare beauty, often called the Grand Canyon of the East. It is the last great free-flowing river in China.

Above is what the Valley, and the small town of Gongshan, will look like in the future, if the area manages to escape the construction of a series of massive hydro-electric dams.