Finding China’s Great Flood
New study finds truth in an ancient myth.
By Bridget Alex
Dec 21, 2016 6:00 AMNov 14, 2019 10:22 PM
In central China's Jishi Gorge, gray sediment layers -- now well above the Yellow River -- indicate an ancient lake created in a landslide and then released by a devastating earthquake. | Qinglong Wu
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