This is pretty cool. China's Yangtze river was once the cause of severe flooding that caused annual damage to surrounding towns. Thus came about the creation of this dam, and the task of relocating entire towns onto higher ground. The old towns are now underwater.
This is an elevator for boats going up the dam. There are 4 chambers, each taking an hour to pass. the first chamber fills up to the water level of the next allowing the boat to move on. This got old after the first hour.
San Xia, or Three Gorges is probably my favorite part of China so far. Unfortunately I came a little early so the autumn colors have not yet arrived. Still a sight to behold. If I were not part of a tour, I would have preferred some more hiking.
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