Why does the three gorges attract tourists

Located in the middle of China, this hydropower station supplies power to the middle, eastern and southern China, that within to 1, km economic transmission distance of the load, including the provincial regions of Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Chongqing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Guangdong.

Located in the middle reach of Yangtze River , the Three Gorges Dam raises the water level in its upper stream and greatly improve the waterway conditions from Chongqing to Yichang , totaling kilometers miles. In dry season, the water in its lower reaches can get ample supply to ensure regular water transport. The ships of ten thousand tons can sail directly between Chongqing and Wuhan even further and Shanghai. Besides, due to the improvement of the navigable waterways, the ship size and fleet size are accelerated standardization and become larger, and the transport costs can be expected to reduce.

Resisting drought is one of advantages of the Three Gorges Dam that was not intended to have when the dam was designed.

Later in consideration of the water shortage and drought in middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River, the government decided to make Three Gorges Dam play the role of fighting against drought. In dry season or when drought occurs to Yangtze River Basin, the stored water in Three Gorges Reservoir would be discharged to downstream, ensuring the water level of downstream, meanwhile, supplying water for farm irrigation, industrial production and drinking of people and animals.

By the beginning of the year , a total of Only in January of , 4 billion water was discharged through Three Gorges Dam to middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River. During the January-October this year, the number of overseas tourists to the Three Gorges increased 73 percent over the same period of the last year, to account for about 14 percent of the total, said Zhang. Launched in , the Three Gorges Project, including a meter-high dam and 26 generators on both banks of the Yangtze, is being built in three phases on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China 's longest.

The preparations and construction of the first phase were carried out between and After ten years of construction, the Three Gorges Project has become China 's largest industrial scenic spot with several functions of flood-prevention, electric generation, tourism and navigation, attracting more and more tourists. Xinhua News Agency November 29, Chinese Women. Film in China. War on Poverty. Learning Chinese. Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes.

Exchange Rates. Hotel Service. The Three Gorges is an area of huge cliffs and high mountains with the Yangtze winding its way though. The Three Gorges Tourist Area was officially opened to the public in , covering an area of It contains five parks. It provides a combination of multi-functional service of sight-seeing, science and education, entertainment, refreshment, perfectly combining modern project with natural scenery and human landscape.

Therefore, it is a traveling paradise that tourists from home and abroad long to go. Tanziling Park is the earliest developed tourist area and started to receive tourists from all over the world since Since its shape resembles a crock, its name Tanziling Crock Mountain came into being.

Located at the investigation point of the Dam, the tourist area is The whole park is divided into three layers from the top to the bottom according to its height. It mainly composed of mould exhibition, sub fluvial stone of Wannian River, interception stone of the Big River, cornerstone of the Three Gorges Dam, silver version sealed book and Tanziling gazebo. At the same time, they are interspersed by magnificent fountains, wandering brooks and emerald green lawn. Located at the investigation point of the Dam, Tanziling Park is the perfect place to appreciate the panoramic view of Three Gorges Project.

Standing at the top of the Dam which is meters above sea level, the tourists can marvel at the flood discharge downwards in a close distance.