Caption: Fengdu, Hubei, China - Nov 2002. An old Buddhist temple in the Yangtze city of Fengdu being salvaged of building materials before the city is

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Caption: Fengdu, Hubei, China - Nov 2002. An old Buddhist temple in the Yangtze city of Fengdu being salvaged of building materials before the city is flooded by the waters of the new Three Gorges Dam. Over 8000 cultural relics and religious houses like this one will be lost during the flooding of the river, including thousand-year-old temples, tombs and human skeletons dating back to the Stone Age. Credit: Leisa Contact: Legal Notice: Any use of this picture is subject to a license agreement entered into by the user and AsiaWorks Photography Ltd. All other rights reserved. Any re-use and redistribution of this image is prohibited. For sales enquiries regarding any additional use of this or other pictures from AsiaWorks Photography please contact

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Photo credit: © Leisa Tyler / Alamy / Afripics
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