50Fotos -- Yangtze River & Three Gorges Dam, China

50Fotos of a Yangtze River cruise from Yichang to Chongqing, China, including a stop at Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydo-electric dam, going through its locks, passage through the Three Gorges region, a side trip up the Daning River, and a visit to a relocation village in Fengdu. This was in April 2008 when the flood waters from the nearly completed dam were at 153 meters. A news item in late-Oct. 2010 stated that the waters are now at their full 175-meter height, submerging many of the structures in these pictures. The cruise was part of an Overseas Adventure Tours' China trip, and aboard Victoria Cruise's M.V. Katarina. The music is from "Cui Wei" (The Gorges) performed by the Peiyang Chorus and inspired by the songs of boatmen and boat trackers in the Three Gorges region of the Yangtze. Photos by Greg Knudsen. See the other 50Fotos slideshows.

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