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However, some of those projects, such as the gigantic Three Gorges project on the Yangtze River, due to start generating power in 2009, have created a separate set of environmental problems.
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Like the Great Wall or, more recently, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River it's a classic imperial project, still possible under China's one-party system.
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At the end of a Yangtze cruise, you can also visit The Three Gorges Dam, which is one of the most spectacular modern engineering feats.
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Authorities also said that no damage was observed at the massive Three Gorges Dam, located on the Yangtze River, several hundred kilometres east of the epicentre.
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