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Three Gorges Project benefits from opinions of opponents
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THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The major structure of
the gigantic Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, China's longest, was
completed Saturday. The project, often compared to the Great Wall in its
scale, absorbed and benefited from a great amount of opinions from
opponents, which enabled its schemes to improve continuously. Full story >>
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Three Gorges Project to facilitate flood control ahead of
schedule
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THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Project, whose
mammoth dam was completed on Saturday, will acquire the capability of
combating a super big flood occurring once in 100 years as of this year
and will start to take effect in flood control two years ahead of
schedule. Full story >>
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World's largest dam completed on China's Yangtze River
Builders
of the Three Gprges Project, the world's largest hydropower project, hold
red flags in celebrating the completion of concrete placement of the
mammoth Three Gorges dam Saturday afternoon May 20, 2006. (Xinhua
Photo) |
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THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 20
(Xinhua) -- China completed construction of the world's largest dam
Saturday in the Three Gorges area, central China's Hubei Province,
signifying accomplishment of the major structure of the mammoth Three
Gorges water control project aiming to tame the flood-prone Yangtze River,
the nation's longest. Full story >>
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No cracks detected in Three Gorges southern dam:
expert
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THREE GORGES
DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges dam,
situated on the Yichang section of the Yangtze River in central China's
Hubei Province, is not only the most splendid concrete gravity dam in the
world, but also a high-quality and reliable one, Pan Jiazheng said here
Saturday.
Pan, academician of both Chinese Academy of Sciences
and Chinese Academy of Engineering and head of the experts panel for the
Three Gorges project, made the remarks at a meeting held Saturday to
witness the completion of concrete placement for the Dam's main wall.
Pan said after several check-ups, no cracks have
been detected on the southern-bank dam section, thanks to workers'
awareness of quality and temperature control efforts in concrete
placement. Full story
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Three Gorges Project key in flood control of Yangtze
River: expert
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THREE GORGES
DAM SITE, Hubei, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Project, whose
mammoth dam was completed on Saturday, plays a key role in the flood
control system of the Yangtze River, experts said here. Full story >>
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Three Gorges Project to facilitate flood control
ahead of schedule
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THREE GORGES
DAM SITE, Hubei, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Project, whose
mammoth dam was completed on Saturday, will acquire the capability of
combating a super big flood occurring once in 100 years as of this year
and will start to take effect in flood control two years ahead of
schedule. Full story >>
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Flood control network in Yangtze River Valley
necessary: experts
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THREE GORGES
DAM SITE, Hubei, May 20 (Xinhua) --Chinese water resources specialists say
it is necessary to build a comprehensive flood control network in the
Yangtze River Valley instead of relying solely on the Three Gorges
Project. Full story >>
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FLASH: WORLD'S LARGEST DAM COMPLETED ON CHINA'S YANGTZE RIVER
(2006-05-20 14:03)
Two German companies join in designing Three Gorges
shiplift
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THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Two German engineering
companies have won contracts to jointly design the world's largest
shiplift project with the design institute of the world's largest
hydropower project at the Three Gorges on the Yangtze
River. Full story
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Completion of Three Gorges Dam building marks phased
victory
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THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Completion of the dam
building of the Three Gorges Hydropower Project marks a phased victory,
for there are still great deal of works ahead, said a senior official from
the State Council Three Gorges Project Construction Committee here on
Saturday. Full story
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Builders to hold simple celebration for completion of world's
largest dam
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THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 19
(Xinhua) -- Builders of the world's largest hydropower project at the
Three Gorges on the Yangtze River will hold a simple celebration for the
completion of concrete placement of the mammoth dam on Saturday
afternoon. Full story
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Experts say early completion of Three Gorges Dam is down to
innovation
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THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The early
completion of the Three Gorges Dam is "a natural result and an outcome of
innovation," experts said here on Friday.Full story
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Foreign estimates of Three Gorges costs
"wrong", official
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THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Foreign estimates of
the construction costs of the Three Gorges Project, which more than double
the official budget, are wrong, said an official in charge of the mammoth
hydro-electric project on Friday. Full story
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Three Gorges can withstand natural disasters,
terror attacks: undertaker
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THREE GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges
Dam designed to tame major floods on Yangtze River seen once in a thousand
years is solid enough to withstand natural disasters and terrorist
attacks, said Cao Guangjing, deputy general manager of China Yangtze River
Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, at a press conference going
on here Friday.Full story
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China spends huge funds to clear
garbage
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THREE GORGES DAM SITE,
Hubei Province, May 19 (Xinhua) -- China has to spend 10 million yuan (1.3
million U.S. dollars) annually to prevent upstream garbage runoffs from
piling up at the mammoth Three Gorges Dam, so as to ensure safe operation
of the world's largest water control project. Full story
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Three Gorges to become center for China power grid
in 2011
YICHANG, May 18 (Xinhua) --
The Three Gorges hydropower station will become the center for China's
power grid in 2011 when it goes into full operation with 32 power
turbines, a senior official with the China Yangtze River Three Gorges
Project Development Corporation said on Thursday. Full story >> |
Work on Three Gorges Dam's main wall starts final
sprint
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| A truck carrying ready-made concrete
arrives at the construction site of the Three Gorges dam in Hubei Province
May 19, 2006. (Xinhua
photo) |
THREE
GORGES DAM SITE, Hubei Province, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The final part of concrete
placement for the main section of the mammoth Three Gorges Dam started at 4:00
a.m. on Friday in the middle reach of the Yangtze River, the longest in
China. Full story
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Shipping in Three Gorges
Dam
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| A passenger ship sails in the Xiling Gorge
on the Yangtze River in Zigui County, central China's Hubei Province, in
March 2005. The construction of the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei's Yichang
City has turned at least 420-kilometer dangerous section of the upper
reaches of the Yangtze River into a smooth waterway. (Xinhua
Photo) |
Three Gorges Dam strong enough for
terrorist attacks
THREE GORGES DAM SITE,
Hubei Province, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Dam is strong enough to
resist terrorist attacks, CaoGuangjing, deputy general manager of China Yangtze
River Three Gorges Project Development Corporation, said Wednesday.
Cao told a news conference
that China has enough manpower and equipment to guard the important parts, such
as the dam, power plant and lock of the Three Gorges Project. Full story >>
Construction costs of Three Gorges Dam
returned within 10 years
THREE GORGES DAM SITE,
Hubei Province, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Dam Project will have earned
enough revenue to have paid its construction costs in less than a decade after
coming into full operation, the project's chief accountant said
Wednesday. Full story >>
Last part to be concreted on Three Gorges
dam
Workers
prepare for the last part to be concreted on the giant dam of the Three
Gorges hydropower project on the Yangtze River May 13, 2006. [Xinhua
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