The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River ... The dam first opened with a series of locks, similar to the Panama Canal’s. The new ship lift raises and lowers boats using ...

The Three Gorges Dam, China's colossal hydroelectric marvel, stands as a testament to human engineering prowess. This massive ...

the chosen dam site just downstream of the world-famous Three Gorges scenic area; in December, Premier Li Peng formally declared the project open. The Chinese government has offered overseas ...

T he Three Gorges Dam, a colossal structure spanning the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province, has long been a subject of ...

To do this, it would harness the power of the country’s famed Yangtze River. Now, this vision has been realized in the form of the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric power station in the ...

the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record ...

In July 2012, the last of 32 generators went into operation at the Three Gorges Dam, located in Hubei Province, China. As the world’s largest hydroelectric project, the Three Gorges Dam—capable of ...

The Three Gorges project alone has cut downstream floodwaters by 34 percent, officials said. But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even ...