Islands, Relics Revealed in Water
Like other places in the world experiencing drought, low waters in the Yangtze have revealed some seldom-seen sights and surprising finds. In Chongqing, the plunging Yangtze levels have exposed three Buddhist statues carved into a usually underwater rock. Chinese media agency Xinhua reported that the statues were around 600 years old, probably built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Meanwhile, Guanying Pavilion, a 700-year-old building that often looks like it’s floating right on the river, is sitting unusually high this year, its normally hidden rock base massively exposed with the Yangtze so low.
