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| Set against the backdrop of China's stunning Three Gorges region, Great Wall Across the Yangtze takes you to the epicenter of the most devastating construction project in history. In 1994, the People's Republic of China ordered the damming of the legendary Yangtze river with a massive wall of concrete and steel -- a 15-year project creating the world's largest dam and hydroelectric power-plant. To China's leaders, the Three Gorges dam will propel the nation's economy into the 21st century. To critics worldwide it is a social and environmental disaster. Made without governement authorization, Great Wall Across the Yangtze investigates the profound changes the dam will briang to China's people, environment, and history. | |||