<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/9ff9c024-c3ed-4121-90ce-f6d96642caa7/6C37DA86-430C-4D78-82FE-ED35F2FB393D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542" style="font-size: 11px;">news.yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542">High above the world's oldest operating <SPAN id="lw_1211515066_0" class="yshortcuts">irrigation system</SPAN>, Zhang Shuanggun, a local villager, stands on an observation platform cracked by <SPAN id="lw_1211515066_1" class="yshortcuts">China</SPAN>'s massive earthquake last week</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542"> She has a simple answer for why the ancient, bamboo-based Dujiangyan irrigation system sustained only minor damage, while nearby modern dams and their vast amounts of concrete are now under 24-hour watch for signs of collapse</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542">This ancient project is perfection," Zhang said</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542"><P> Built from 256 BC, the system involved diverting the Minjiang River's flow using man-made islands built on bamboo frames that allowed water and fish to flow freely underneath.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.yahoo.com/img/B7DD8F46-2BA5-4D42-AF04-C64C5B40B737" alt="Ancient structures on a rooftop pavillion remain intact at Dujiangyan's ancient irrrigation system on the Min River on May 21, 2008 in southwest China's quake-stricken Sichuan province. Despite its close proximity to the quake, the irrigation system suffered only minor damage and was not compromised, according to the government.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542"><P> It is "a major landmark in the development of water management and technology and is still discharging its functions perfectly."</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542">despite its close proximity to the quake, the system suffered only minor damage</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542">damage at various levels to reservoirs and dams</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/chinaquakedamunescoheritage_080523035542"> The contrasting fates of the ancient irrigation system and the modern dams offer a cautionary tale for <SPAN id="lw_1211515066_5" class="yshortcuts">China</SPAN></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/6C37DA86-430C-4D78-82FE-ED35F2FB393D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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