print email comment close Great Wall Across the Yangtze URL: http://www.pbs.org/itvs/greatwall/ Description: "When finished, the Three Gorges Dam will produce the energy of 15 nuclear power plants and tame some of the river's deadliest floods. To China's leaders, the dam is the greatest engineering feat since the construction of the Great Wall, but to critics worldwide, it is a social and environmental disaster." Features perspectives from the Chinese government, local residents, journalists, and engineers. Includes information on endangered artifacts, endangered species, and environmental concerns. From PBS Online. Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Dams Dams -- China -- Yangtze River Gorges Dams -- Economic aspects Dams -- Environmental aspects Forced migration -- China -- Yangtze River Gorges LII Database Information: Record 9405 created by Tom McGibney on 03/27/2002 Last modification on 02/10/2005 Published: 03/27/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/9405