Reuters UK => China builds 1.5 km dam to protect dinosaur site
Representative democracy is too difficult for the Chinese to build, but they sure can build dams.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has built a large earth dam to protect a dinosaur fossil site from being washed away by floods, state media said on Tuesday.
Workers in China’s northern Heilongjiang province took three years to complete the 1,450 meter (4,757 ft) long embankment, the Xinhua news agency said.
“The embankment could effectively protect the dinosaur mountain from threats of water erosion and floods,†Li Jinshan, vice director of Jiayin Dinosaur National Geologic Park Administrative Bureau, was quoted as saying.
To be fair, I’ve got no complaints about this project.
What’s on my iTunes right now?
Taxman from the album “Revolver†by The Beatles
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