This was a wonderful boat cruise for 4 days on the Yangtse. Despite displacing 1.4 million people the dam saves thousands of lives each year by stopping the massive flooding downstream of the dam wall. The power generated by the hydro electric generators I must admit is rather small but lives saved are very important. There were numerous day trips... More

Such an interesting half day tour. It was included in our Yangtze River cruise and was very interesting. More

Most packaged tours to China include a three day Yangtse River Cruise. Do it or regret. One of the major highlights is the Three Gorges Dam and Ship Locks. The dam itself is not all that high - but extends out into the mist for some distance. The really impressive attraction is the three level ship locks which can virtually... More

The Chinese are clearly sensitive about this project as it's only accessible by organised tour and not worth the cost. As an exercise in megalomania, it's fine, as an act of environmental vandalism, it's streets ahead of anything else I've seen, the Amazon basin included. I'd suggest a boycott by Westerners. More

Make sure you pick a day with no cloud cover. Overcast made it difficult More

If you are on the Yangtze River cruise....visiting the project is like killing time...you are going to see the dam as the ship anyway. More

The size of this dam is awesome. We went into the building that has all of the information about the project with a large relief map that shows how it works. Very interesting to see how much electricity is produced by the Yangtze for the country's use. We also went through the lock system on our ship. It was similar... More

massive area no doubt and very well organized for viewing too..we had an english speaking guide who took us through More

This Dam Project displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Many towns had to be relocated to higher land, or were just lost under water altogether. This project made history using 40,000 workers 24 hours a day for 10 years. Going through the 5 locks on our ship was an exciting experience. If you are in this region you should visit. More