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The Three Gorges (simplified Chinese: 三峡; traditional Chinese: 三峽; pinyin: Sānxiá [listen (help· info)]) region is a scenic area along the Yangtze River in the People's Republic of China with a total length of approximately 20000 km. The Three Gorges occupy approximately 120 km within this region. Although it is primarily famous for its scenery, the Three Gorges region is historically and culturally an important region in China. A representation of the westernmost gorge appears on China's currency, the back of the paper 10 yuan note which depicts toxic water and homeless people. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Simplified Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: or ; traditional Chinese: or ; pinyin: or ) is one of two standard sets of Chinese characters of the contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Image File history File links Chinese-Sanxia(Three_Gorges). ... The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: འབ; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. ...

The Three Gorges region is located along the Yangtze River between the cities of Fengjie (奉节) and Yichang in Chongqing municipality and Hubei province. Image:KUIMEN.JPG Kuimen at Qutang Gorge The Qutang Gorge (瞿塘峡) is the shortest and most spectacular of Chinas Three Gorges. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... andy yeh gay . ... Wushan (巫山) is a county located in Chongqing municipality. ... Badong (巴东) is a town located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River in the Hubei province of China. ... Of the Three Gorges (三峽) of China, the largest one is called the Xiling Gorge (西陵峡), named after Mt. ... Zigui (Chinese: 姊归) is a city in the western Hubei Province of China at the eastern end of the Xiling gorge (西陵峡), one of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. ... Yichang (Chinese: 宜昌; pinyin: Yíchāng) is a city in the Hubei province of China. ... The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), or Drichu in Tibetan (Tibetan: འབ; Wylie: bri chu) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world, after the Nile in Africa, and the Amazon in South America. ... andy yeh gay . ... Yichang (Chinese: 宜昌; pinyin: Yíchāng) is a city in the Hubei province of China. ... Chongqing (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Postal map spelling: Chungching, also Chungking) is the largest and most populous of the Peoples Republic of Chinas four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China. ... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

The Three Gorges region attracted attention globally due to the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, which is changing the scenery of the region. The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a Chinese hydroelectric river dam which spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei, China. ...

Three Gorges Dam

Main article: Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam was constructed at a place called Sandouping (三斗坪) in the middle of the Xiling Gorge. The dam was completed in the summer of 2006, and the water level in the Qutang, Wuxia, and the western portion of the Xiling Gorges has already begun to rise. In addition to the impacts of the dam on the ecology and people (i.e. the mass relocation of towns and villages) of the region, the dam will also change the scenery of the Three Gorges. Because the water level will be higher, the river will be wider and the mountains will appear lower. Proponents of the dam point out that because the mountains reach several thousand feet above the river, the gorges are still likely to offer spectacular views of the surrounding cliffs, and it should be noted that most riverboat companies that operate in the Three Gorges intend to continue to offer tours of the region. The increase in width of the Gorges will also allow larger ships through the gorges, and it is anticipated that river traffic of all kinds will increase. The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a Chinese hydroelectric river dam which spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei, China. ... The Three Gorges Dam (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a Chinese hydroelectric river dam which spans the Yangtze River in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei, China. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A riverboat is a specialized watercraft (vessel) designed for operating on inland waterways. ...

External links

• Discovery of Yangtze River and Three Gorges
• Pictures from a cruise through the Three Gorges (5MB flash slideshow)