The Three Gorges Dam



The building of the Three Gorges Dam, in Hubei province, is modern China's most ambitious construction project, and one of the most controversial in the world. It is also China's largest construction project since the building of the Grand Canal in the 10th century. The total electric generating capacity of the dam will reach 22,500 megawatts, at which point it will be the largest hydro-electric power station in the world by capacity.


The above is the overall plan of the dam.

The price tag for the project, which began 13 years ago: $25 billion, the news agency says. It is widely said to be the largest dam in the world.



















Awesome engineering marvel