With the completion of the world's largest dam on May 20, 2006, the Three Gorges Hydropower Project formally begins its role in flood control two years ahead of schedule.

 

The Three Gorges Dam  The 2309-meter-long Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest concrete gravity dam.	Primeval Physiognomy of Zhongbao Island The Zhongbao Island in the Yangtze River in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, where the Three Gorges Dam is located.