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The Three Gorges Dam Tourist center. The view is to the south.
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Worker on the side of the dam face.
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Exploding the temporary cofferdam.
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View through the power generation facility.
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Purging the reservoir.
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Debris left after evacuating one of the many villages in the path of the reservoir.
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The billboard in the background warns of the impending water level. The tents seen here are occupied by those awaiting relocation.
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Remains of a town. During the relocation process, unoccupied buildings and houses are destroyed to discourage use as shelter and to minimize future danger to passing ships.
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Massive metal doors dividing sections of the lock.
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Up to 10,000 tons can be handles in the lock systems.
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The locks have been operational since June, 2005.
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Satellite view of the construction site at two different phases of the process: 17 July 2000 (top) and 15 May 2006 (bottom).
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View of the dam from the reservoir side.
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Purging water from the cofferdam.
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The city of Wan Xian. The line in the photograph shows just how high the water level will rise.
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Aerial view of the construction site.
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Purging a massive amount of water from a flood that occurred in 2004. The test of nature proved that the dam is effective at flood control.
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The Yangtze river prior to reservoir filling. The buildings at the top of the hill are for relocated residents. When the Reservoir is filled, they will be riverfront property.
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Fishing on the east side of the dam, known as the 'Lower Yangtze River'.
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The Three Gorges prior to dam construction.
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The Three Gorges prior to dam construction.
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The construction site from space. The reservoir can be seen on the left of the picture.
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Artist's conception of the completed dam.
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Artist's conception of the completed dam.