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Three Gorges Dam
Three Gorges Dam and Surroundings

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Dam28j1 Another ship docked nearby. This is typical of the working ships along the river. Photo courtesy of Judy Ivison. Dam28j1
Dam29 As we looked up the river toward the dam, this was the vista from our cabin. The pollution did make for beautiful scenic shots at times. Dam29
Dam29j Security is everywhere. Even in China, there are terrorism fears and guard checks to go near the Dam project. Photo by Judy Ivison Dam29j
Dam29j2 Looking into the locks. Photo by Judy Ivison. Dam29j2
Dam29j3 The guards were always immaculate. They looked like an honor guard, but were definitely not just decorative. Photo by Judy Ivison. Dam29j3
Dam30 Evening view looking upstream from our berth below the Dam. Dam30
Dam31 From the bow of our ship you can see the smallish village along the shore. Dam31
Dam32 A freight boat heading down the river. This is the most common type of ship along the Yangtze. These boats carry everything from lumber to livestock to trucks and farming equipment. Dam32
Dam33 On a hillside near the ship was a pagoda overlooking the Dam project. Dam33
Dam34 Sailing up toward the Locks. Dam34
Dam35 View of the Lock entrance. Dam35
Dam36 Entering into the Locks channel - the right side is going upriver, the left is for those ships traveling downriver. Dam36
Dam37 Getting closer. Dam37
Dam38 All along the banks of the river are these Dam38
Dam39 Approaching the locks. Because we are such a comparatively large vessel, they load us in first. Dam39
Dam40 Entering through the first set of doors. Dam40
Dam41 From the base of the doors looking up - 3 shot panorama. Each step in the locks is significant. Dam41
Dam42 A Chinese Locust wanted to ride along with us. Dam42
Dam43 He was quiet patient with me. Dam43
Dam44 View down the starboard side of our ship as they loaded in the other ships. They loaded the locks 3 deep, two across. Dam44
Dam45 Working ship coming up alongside. Dam45
Dam46 Not a lot of room between us. Dam46
Dam47 You can see all the containers. The Yangtze is still a major transportation route through China. Dam47
Dam48 Smaller tour ship behind us. Looking at the wall, you can see how much we rise in each step. Dam48
Dam49 Port side view against the wall. Not much room here, either. Dam49
Dam50 The longest part of each step was the loading in of the boats. The rise in water level was quite quick. Here are the doors opening in front of us to the next level. We did this three times. When the Dam is complete, there will be 5 locks total. Dam50
Dam51 This gives a good perspective of the space inside each set of locks. Dam51
Dam52 The amount of concrete in this project is just astounding. This picture shows some of the electrical lines running away from the Dam. The Dam will serve the power needs for an area almost 1,000 miles in diameter. Dam52
Dam53j Just had to show you I was still here. Photo taken by Judy Ivison. Dam53j
Dam54 We were so close it was tempting to reach out and touch the wall. Mom had fun doing this! (Oh yes, she had been quite blase' about the Dam and locks until we got there - she was just as fascinated as I was by this point.) Dam54
Dam55 Another of the agents having to prove how close we were. Dam55
Dam55a Finally! We see open water ahead. Dam55a
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