the three gorges of the yangtze riverthe three gorges are situated ① in the middle reaches of the yangtze river, and are famous throughout the world.

the three gorges are: the xiling gorge(西陵峡), wu gorge(巫峡)and qutang gorge(瞿塘峡). along with them there are a number of beautiful places of interest, such as, zhaojun village, qu yuan temple and baidi town.the gezhouba dam is at the entrance to the gorges. a big power station has been built here. since the reform and open policies began to be carried out, great changes have taken place and the three gorges of the yangtze river have taken on a new look.

at present a large multipurpose water conservancy project ② is under construction.the three gorges will benefit ③ the people more and make greater contributions to china.