Abstract:The Three Gorges Project should not be started in the near future, at least during the Seventh Five Plan. The reasons are from: 1, its investment is as high as sixty billion yuan; 2, the flood prevention on the middle and lower reaches can not be solved, and the flood harm on the upper reaches may be strengthened; 3, the problem in choking with silt is solved with difficulty; 4, more disadvantages than advantages in shipping; 5, the less economic benefits for its enormal investment, longer building time and low rate of beneficial result; 6, the problem of emigration from reserior area is conducted with difficulty; 7, it may bring a disastrous consequences. At last, six abstracts of reports of on-the-spot investigation are enclosed.