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Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
The Great Wall of China
Built to prevent incursions from barbarian nomads into the Chinese Empire. -
Rice Cultivation
Rice cultivation was spread and common in Western Africa by the end of the 17th century. -
Surface mining of coal
In China, surface mining of coal started. -
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Surface Coal Mining Production
Surface coal mining production was 4% of the ountry’s production rate. -
Founding year of the People’s Republic of China
The total production of coal was only 32.43Mt. -
Surface Coal Mining
Production with coal decreased due to other technologies that are easier to use/ acquire and less efffective negatively to the enviornment. -
The Great Wall of China finished
When China began to get heavily polluted, the Great Wall of China was also polluted. This big structure began to get covered by smog and polluted items such as plastic water bottles. -
Three Gorges Damn
The Three Gorges Dam, located along the Yangtze River, became the largest functional damn in 2009. -
Annual Coal Production
The rate reached 3.24 billion tons, the surface mined production was about 9 percent.
