Modern Marvels: China's Great Dam

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The Three Gorges Dam project on China's Yangtze River is the largest ongoing civil engineering project in the world today and is characterized by some as "the eighth wonder of the world". This episode chronicles the extraordinary feats of engineering that made Three Gorges Dam possible
Intro: History Channel (1:23)
Intro: Modern Marvels: China's Great Dam (0:47)
The Eighth Wonder of the World (1:56)
The Yangtze River - China's Lifeline (1:53)
Wonders of the Yangtze River (2:57)
American Dams (3:04)
Electricity from the Great Dam (2:57)
Dujiangyan Flood Control and Irrigation System (3:32)
Dujiangyan Project (2:46)
Construction Begins - Three Gorges Dam (3:21)
Planning the Three Gorges Dam (1:29)
A Comparison of Dams (2:26)
Tragedy Strikes Again - Flood of 1954 (1:00)
The Gezhouba Dam (2:25)
Minimizing Environmental Impact (2:23)
Costs of Three Gorges Dam (2:24)
Labor of China's Great Dam (1:23)
Three Phase Diversion Techniques (1:47)
Finalizing the Dam (3:02)
Hope for a People (1:52)
Credits: Modern Marvels: China's Great Dam (0:55)

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