China's Three Gorges High Dam
- 11 years ago
China's Three Gorges High Dam on the Yangtze River is the largest hydroelectric generating facility in the world. Visiting it was one of the highlights of our Yangtze River Cruise aboard the Victoria Empress. As we headed downstream we reached the High Dam on the evening of October 23th 2011 and passed through the lock around midnight. Next morning we were on one of the first buses to the High Dam Visitor’s Site. Despite the inclement weather, the views were great. Plus we had a guide who spoke reasonably good English.
Late morning we returned by bus to the Victoria Empress. There we had lunch and continued downstream toward the nearby port of Yichang. Along the way we got a last glimpse of one of the downsides of the dam. Many square miles had to be flooded. As previously noted (see Part 9 Cruising the Yangtze Gorges) an estimated 1-2 million people lost their homes. The government built multistory houses units to accommodate displaced persons. However, many remain empty because some people have chosen to crowd in the grown children or other family members.
In Yichang disembarked after fond goodbyes to the Victoria Empress and it’s gracious staff. After a few hours in Yichang we headed to the airport where that evening we boarded a flight to Beijing.
A D Guida Video Productions (our Travel Diva Hessie + a d (tony to you) himself) visited China and Tibet in October 2011. This video was recorded in 1080 HD, 16:9 aspect on October 17, 2011: Rights are reserved. Non-commercial downloads ok. Anything else might be fine with attribution, but we would appreciate being contacted @ adguidavideo2@comcast.net .
This video is Part 10 of our “China–And How!” adventure. To see more of our China or other videos, check our daily motion channel or our new website below.
tony’s new creative web site is: http://www.GuidaProductions.com. It has lots of words in addition to videos. If you are so inclined, he’d be happy if you gave a look.
Late morning we returned by bus to the Victoria Empress. There we had lunch and continued downstream toward the nearby port of Yichang. Along the way we got a last glimpse of one of the downsides of the dam. Many square miles had to be flooded. As previously noted (see Part 9 Cruising the Yangtze Gorges) an estimated 1-2 million people lost their homes. The government built multistory houses units to accommodate displaced persons. However, many remain empty because some people have chosen to crowd in the grown children or other family members.
In Yichang disembarked after fond goodbyes to the Victoria Empress and it’s gracious staff. After a few hours in Yichang we headed to the airport where that evening we boarded a flight to Beijing.
A D Guida Video Productions (our Travel Diva Hessie + a d (tony to you) himself) visited China and Tibet in October 2011. This video was recorded in 1080 HD, 16:9 aspect on October 17, 2011: Rights are reserved. Non-commercial downloads ok. Anything else might be fine with attribution, but we would appreciate being contacted @ adguidavideo2@comcast.net .
This video is Part 10 of our “China–And How!” adventure. To see more of our China or other videos, check our daily motion channel or our new website below.
tony’s new creative web site is: http://www.GuidaProductions.com. It has lots of words in addition to videos. If you are so inclined, he’d be happy if you gave a look.