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Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River

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Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
Sanmenxia Dam Scenic Area on Yellow River
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Huanghe Road, Hubin District, Sanmenxia 472000, China

The Sanmenxia Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the middle-reaches of the Yellow River near Sanmenxia Gorge on the border between Shanxi province and Henan Province, China. The dam is multi-purpose and was constructed for flood and ice control along with irrigation, hydroelectric power generation and navigation. Construction began in 1957 and was completed in 1960. It is the first major water control project on the Yellow River and was viewed as a major achievement of the new People's Republic of China. Subsequently, its image was printed on the country's bank notes. However, due to sediment accumulation in the reservoir, the dam later had to be re-engineered and renovated. The effects from sediment, which include flooding upstream, have placed the dam at the center of controversy and criticism-related arrests by the Chinese government.
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