Three Gorges Dam
Hydroelectric dam on the Yangtze at Sandouping, Hubei, China. The pin is the ship locks.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakneck | Dan Wang | backdrop | The world’s biggest dam and the 1.5 million people it displaced. |
Breakneck — Dan Wang (2025)
Source: Readwise highlight
The world’s biggest dam is the Three Gorges Dam, not far from Chongqing. Building it has demanded the resettlement of up to 1.5 million people.
- Role: backdrop
- In the book: Cited in a passage on what big dams cost: building it required resettling up to 1.5 million people.
- Why it matters: A short illustration of the human cost of building big; minor.