Three Gorges of Three Gorges Project

Three Gorges Project Overview

Three Gorges Project originated from Tuotuo River of Tibet Plateau to the East China Sea in Shanghai. It is more than 6300 kilometers long. The average amount of the water into the sea is about 1 trillion cubic meters. The water resource is about 268 million kilowatt. However, there are many methods taken in Yangtze River history to control the flood disaster of Yangtze River. On the other hand, Three Gorges Project is aimed to exploit the benefits of Yangtze River such as navigation and power generation.

In addition, after the completion of Three Gorges Project, Three Gorges Dam become more popular in the world, which promotes the Chongqing's economic growth as well as the Yangtze Cruise. Now, more and more Yangtze Cruise from Chongqing cruises along Yangtze River

Three Gorges of Three Gorges Project

The Three Gorges are one of the nature's most extraordinary sculptures, carved along the Yangtze River from Fengjie County, Chongqing Municipality.

Qutang Gorge

Qutang Gorge is the shortest and narrowest one in Three Gorges. It is also the most dramatic one. There are two mountains, Chijia Shan and Baiyan Shan guarding the entrance to this gorge like a giant castle doors.

Wuxia Gorge

There is a Wuxia Gorge with 25 miles long below Mt. Wushan. Known for its quiet beauty, forest covered mountains, and sheer cliffs, Wuxia Gorge is one of the attractions along Yangtze River. This middle forge is best known for twelve unique peaks.

Xiling Gorge

Xiling Gorge is the 3rd Gorge of Three Gorges. It is the longest and the deepest of them. It is actually comprised of seven smaller gorges, whose varied names – Military Books and Precious Sword.

Three Gorges Dam Scenery of Three Gorges Project

Three Gorges Dam has lots of sceneries, which mainly contains five parks. They are Three Gorges Exhibition Hall, Tanziling Ridge, 185 Scenic Spot, Jinba Scenic Spot and The Memorial Park of Yangtze River Damming. The Scenic Area of Three Gorges Dam was officially opened to the public in 1997, covering an area of 15.28 square meters. Based on the world's largest hydro junction project – Three Gorges Project, this scenic area reveals the culture of the project and water conservancy in an all-round way. It provides a combination of multi-functional service of sight-seeing, science and education, entertainment, refreshment, perfectly combining modern project with natural scenery and human landscape. Therefore, it is a traveling paradise for tourists from home and abroad. It is also one of the best attractions propagandized by Yangtze Cruise.

This article is from Meiyatravel.