Edenic Four Rivers Motif in the Bible

Now in the Republic of Korea The Four Major Rivers Restoration Project is a hot issue. The project was first announced by the Lee government as part of the “Green New Deal” policy in January 2009, later included in the five-year national plan released in July 2009. According to the Korean governmental announcement, the Project has five key objectives as follows: (1) securing abundant water resources against water scarcity; (2) implementing comprehensive flood control measures; (3) improving water quality and restoring ecosystems; (4) creation of multipurpose spaces for local residents; and 5) regional development centered on rivers. It is needless to say that to fulfill this project not only four main river beds but also fourteen tributaries and other smaller-sized stream beds will be dug out and turned upside down. The project has been already launched. At the ground breaking ceremony of the Yeongsan River restoration project in Gwangju November 23, 2009, marking the start of the Four Rivers Restoration Project around the nation, President Lee gave an address calling the project “not an option, but a must.” At this time (November 2010) over thirty percent of the whole project has been already accomplished.