Ivan Roberts UK. Teacher, Writer, Traveller

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Reading Explorer 1. Third Edition. Unit 1A. Delivered in British English. READING EXPLORER brings the world directly to you. So why not join me in learning about real people and places, experience the world around us, and explore s...

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Reading Explorer 1. Third Edition. Unit 1B. Delivered in British English. READING EXPLORER brings the world directly to you. So why not join me in learning about real people and places, experience the world around us, and explore s...

Just under the load limit in Hebei, China 🤣
Go steady around those corners!

The Three Gorges Dam,Hubei Province, China is a classic example of a project with a profound dual legacy.

On one hand, it is an undeniable feat of engineering that achieves its primary goals: it generates a massive amount of clean(er) electricity and has likely prevented major downstream flooding. It has also improved river navigation.

On the other hand, it came at an enormous and potentially irreversible cost. The environmental degradation, social displacement, and cultural loss have been staggering.

The dam remains a powerful symbol of China's economic rise and its ability to execute colossal infrastructure projects, but it also serves as a stark warning about the complex and often devastating trade-offs involved in taming nature on such a grand scale.