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Three Gorges Dam Project
THREE GORGES DAM, China -- Every day 18,000
Chinese mobilize to build the most powerful -- and most disparaged --
hydro-electric dam in the world. With swells of national pride, some
Chinese call this dam the modern Great Wall.
 The
mighty Yangtze river and its Three Gorges has long been one of Asia's
most revered and dramatic nature attractions. But, regardless of the
beauty, the controversial Three Gorges Dam, which could be known as
the Sanxia Dam, is under 24-hour construction at Xiling Gorge and
Sandouping. The dam will increase the water level hundreds of meters
while displacing 1.4 million Chinese, including complete cities,
temples, tombs and a landscape that is irreplaceable.
 TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE
Though the dam is tagged as a 17-year completion project, the
time to cruise the Yangtze for a final full-view look at the gorges is
within the next five years before the water level begins to rise.
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