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China -- The Three Gorges Dam

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December 19th 2013
The Three Gorges Dam as a topic has been debated and will continue to be a topic of discussion. It never would have happened in a democratic country. The dam is the largest in the world, 7,500 feet long, 600 feet high, costing $60 billion to build. The dam created the worlds largest reservoir, submerged 13 cities, 140 towns, 1,352 villages. Proponent of the dam point to flood control, drought ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more