Three Gorges Dam
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This report examines the Three Gorge dam project and its impacts on the environment, the people it will effect and measures that can be taken as an alternative to the dam.
I will discuss the Chinese government's reasoning for constructing the dam and the negative aspects of such a construction. The ....
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.... irrigation and hydro-electric project in the world''.
The Three Gorges refers to a 120-mile stretch of limestone cliffs along the upper reaches of the Yangzi River where the water drops precipitously through the Qutang, Wu, and Xiling gorges. The region is linked to folklore and important historical events, and its beauty has inspired Chinese painters and classical poets such as Li Bai for centuries.
The dam, which will be 1.3 miles long and 610 feet high, is expected to be complete ....
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