China

China’s Three Gorges: Before the Flood China’s Three Gorges Dam is the largest project in history since The Great Wall. When the dam is completed twelve years from now, it will be the most powerful dam ever built. The dam will stand 607 feet high and more than a mile wide., equivalent to 18 nuclear power plants. At peak load, 26 turbines will generate 18,200 megawatts of electricity It will create a reservoir 370 miles long, with a …

…will create still waters which will equal foul waters. (Zich 28) The building of the Three Gorges Dam has had a tremendous impact on the people and region. The activity around the region has created an uprising of many different cities, bridges, and highways being erected high above the gorges. The amount of time and money involved in constructing such a project is inconceivable, but the Chinese government intends to finish the project, whatever the cost.