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1993
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Modern Marvels
China's Great Dam 7 Season 23 Episode
44 min
1993
8.7
When completed, Chinaโs Three Gorges Dam will tower 607 feet in the air and weigh 40 Great Pyramids. Other than Chinaโs Great Wall, it will be the only man-made object visible from the moon. Supporters see it as key to a new China, controlling floods and bringing hydroelectric power to one of its least-developed areas. Critics voice a litany of concernsโfrom environmental to flooding the spectacular area for which itโs named. We trace its storyโfrom ancient flood control to current controversy.
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