A boat sits on the
southern bank of the Yangtze River estuary at Hanyang in Wuhan,
central China's Hubei Province. The water level has been low since
December 28, when water in the river hit its lowest level on
record. According to measurements collected at the nearby Yichang
Hydrologic Station, 284.4 billion cubic meters flowed past the
station last year, accounting for only 64 percent of the average
amount in the past years and the lowest level in 130 years. Many
boats have been stranded in the central section of the Yangtze as a
result.
(China Daily January 12, 2007)
