Prologue 1
Chapter Ⅰ History 3
1.1 Taihu,a Great Lake 3
1.2 Water in Taihu,Carrier of Boats 11
1.3 The Beauty of Taihu Lake 34
Wuxi Was Born on Taihu Lake 35
How Water Begot Prehistoric Civilization 35
Water Gave Rise to Flourishing Wu Culture 36
Water Makes a Thriving City 38
Water Sustains the Local Population 44
The Lake Makes Wuxi Prosperous 47
Water Makes Industry and Commerce Prosper 47
The Beauty of Taihu Lake Resides in Water 57
Literary and Scientific Giants by Water 62
Water Source of Ecological Civilization 69
Chapter Ⅱ Accumulating Contradictions 77
2.1 Extensive Development 77
Population Explosion 77
Low-level Industry 80
Distribution of Industries 83
Urban Expansion 88
2.2 Sources of Pollution 91
Industrial Pollution 91
Agricultural Pollution 95
Residential Waste Pollution 99
Different Types of Pollution 102
2.3 Excessive Use of Resources 105
Shrinkage of Water Area 106
Barrier Net Aquaculture Polluting Taihu Waters 109
Disappearance of Wetlands Harming the Ecological System 110
Dams and Sluices Lowering Taihu's Self-Cleansing Ability 112
Fragile Ecological System around Taihu Lake 113
2.4 Environmental Protection Lagging 116
Construction of Environmental Facilities Lagging Behind 116
Insufficient Investment in Environmental Protection 120
2.5 The Water Environment of Taihu Lake 122
The Water Environment of the Cities along Taihu Shores 122
Water Quality of Tributaries of Taihu Lake 130
Changing Water Ecology of Taihu Lake 132
Chapter Ⅲ Sudden Alarm 143
3.1 Outbreak of Crisis 143
3.2 Emergency Response 152
Prompt Response,Race against Time 152
Transparent Information 161
Scientific Countermeasures 169
3.3 Superior Decision-making 172
Deep Concern 172
Onsite Command 178
Building up Common Sense 182
3.4 Suffering Teaches Lessons 189
Outdated Development Mode 189
Improper Management Philosophy 191
Insufficient Coordination 192
Lack of Ecological Sense 194
Chapter Ⅳ Prompt Action 201
4.1 Combating Pollution 201
"Three Battles for Pollution Control" 201
Five Tasks to Clean the Waters 228
4.2 Eliminating Root Cause 238
Changing Environmental Protection Patterns 239
Transforming Urban and Rural Construction 248
Changing Economic Growth Patterns 258
Changing Population Growth Patterns 278
4.3 Long-term Pollution Control 282
Strengthening Responsibility:Establish a Leadership Responsibility Mechanism 283
Administration According to Law:Establish a Law Enforcement Supervision Mechanism 291
Enabling Information:Establish a Monitoring and Control Mechanism 293
Nationwide Participation:Establish a Public Participation Mechanism 294
Exposure and Disclosure:Establish a Public Supervision Mechanism 298
Precaution:Establish an Emergency Processing Mechanism 299
Chapter Ⅴ Renewal Through Crisis 305
5.1 Opportunities and Challenges 305
Turning Crisis into Opportunity for an Innovative Model 306
Reflecting on Wuxi's Development Through the Water Crisis 315
5.2 Objectives and Orientation 323
Consolidating All the Moderately Prosperous Society's Achievements 324
Accelerating the Building of the"Five Centers" 334
Intensifying Efforts to Build Wuxi into"Five Famous Cities" 344
Taking the Lead in Achieving Essential Modernization 351
5.3 Philosophy and Concrete Measures 353
Promoting Transformation in"Four Aspects" 353
Implementing the"Joint Development in Four Aspects"Policy 359
Implementing the"Five Optimizations" 364
Postscript Ⅰ 381
Postscript Ⅱ 385