Dam Three Gorges
The Chinese Three Gorges Dam is the largest structure of its kind in the whole world. Construction of the dam began in 1992 and lasted at least 17 years. This huge concrete structure on the Yangtze River reaches the height of a 60-storey building and is the most powerful power plant on the entire globe. The Three Gorges dam is a kind of another symbol of the Celestial Empire.
The dam stretches for two kilometers. It took a lot of labor of 40 thousand workers for 17 years to build it. It produces at least 20 thousand tons. MW of electricity, which is approximately twice the total output of all UK nuclear-powered power plants. To build such an ingenious structure, it took a lot of experience, which was taken during the construction of other power plants, each of which accommodates the latest technologies and unique construction solutions.
Even before the workers began the backbreaking task of building the dam, the entire riverbed, 2 km wide, was diverted in the other direction, for which more than 1 million residents were relocated from this territory.
The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydraulic engineering project, which belongs to the majestic structures of the world. 28 million cubic meters of concrete were used for its construction. During a severe flood, the dam is able to hold huge volumes of water, which is released under control, thanks to a special system.
Recently, it has become obvious that water management is not such an easy process, because it is accompanied by undesirable processes in the environmental field.
More than 500 million tons of silt are collected annually in the dam structure. If it continued to accumulate, the surrounding lands would cease to yield crops, and the dam itself would be in danger of existence. To avoid such problems, engineers have developed a system for dumping sludge.
Tourists can admire the dam of the Three Gorges from Mount Tangsi, which offers a magnificent view of the entire vast architecture. Very close by is the Yellow Ox Rock, which is shrouded in a large number of different legends. There is a museum nearby, an ecological garden, and the old Huangling Temple.
