Inscribed: I. The closed cover of the scroll reads from top to bottom: "Three Gorges MIgration. Yun Fei Ji. MoMA. Rongbaozhai" II. The four larger characters at the beginning of the scroll (scroll reads right to left) read, "Rising Waters in Badun" III. Translation of the first section of the calligraphy on the right: "The taming of the waters by Yu the Great took place in the remote past, but every year flooding is still a danger along the Yangzi River. The populace on both sides of the river has been severely harmed by it. Early in the previous century, Sun Yat-sen put forth the idea of building a dam at the Three Gorges to interrupt the flow of the river. Several decades later, Chairman Mao Zedong also promoted this sugestion." (portion of print) "Work on the reservoir finally commenced in 1994, and will be completed next year. The reservoir has a depth of 175 m., a perimeter of 500 km., and it spans the two provinces of Hubei and Sichuan. Oceangoing freighters of up to 1000 tons will be able to sail directly to Chongqing. The reservoir will promote the economic prosperity of the interior and solve the problem of power generation for a vast area. It has become a milestone of Chinese construction and symbol of progress and modernization." (main body of print) "1.5 million people were displaced from the area of the reservoir. Wiht their own hands, they tore down and moved 13 cities, 140 townships and 1,3000 villages, brick by brick, tile by tile. They had no choice but to leave the homes which their ancestors had lived in for generations. Neighbors and friends were scattered to different places. I had visited Zigui, Ziangzi, and Fengjie and personally witnessed the sight of the people of the Badong area moving away. Although that was six years ago, I can still see it vividly, so I have made this painting of the dam migration as a record. Yufe, in the 4th month of the/wuxzi/year [2008]." In image BL: "YUN-FEI JI 2010 88/108" On title slip, in pencil, "88/108"