Three Gorges dam, July 1, 2001: About 30 km upstream from the city of Yichang on the Yangtze River. When finished in 2009, it will be the biggest hydroelectric dam in the world. The worker is looking at the shiplock: In five stages, ships will reach the water level on the other side of the dam. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos Pictures
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Yangtze River, July 1, 2001: Cargo ships on the Yangtze River upstream of the Three Gorges dam site. Photo: Chris de Bode/Panos Pictures
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Yangtze River: A pagoda overlooking the river, near the Three Gorges dam.
Photo: Chris Stowers/Panos Pictures
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