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Three Gorges dam construction
"Construction Site", Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges dam construction
"Fishing", Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges dam construction
"Making Circles", Three Gorges Dam

Three Gorges dam construction
"Workers on Break", Three Gorges Dam. Each of the 26 water intake pipes are designed to carry the volume of water equivalent to the Missouri River.

Water Depth
Water Depth", Wushan

Three Gorges dam construction
"Farming", New City Zigui.The landscape is strewn with thousands of concrete pyramids that were.originally intended for use in the construction of the coffer dams. prior to construction, French and German engineers discovered that the cement used to produce the pyramids was made with 50% water (to increase profits),and would begin to deteriorate within five years.They needed to last for a minimum of 15 years.

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