The Three-Gorge Project is located at the east side of the Xilin Gorge, 38km east to the Gezhouba Dam.

The Three-Gorge Water Conservancy Project is a concrete gravity dam that has 3035m length and 18m height. Its reservoir is 175m high with water storage capacity of 39.3 billion cubic meters, among which has flood storage capacity of 22.15 billion cubic meters. The silt-scouring sluices are built, some in the dam, some beneath the power stations, which can discharge a water volume of 2460 cubic meters per second. The spillway of the dam can flood discharge a water volume of 110,000 cubic meters per second. The generating units are Situated the either side of the spillway, which have 26 sets of turbo-generators, with a total installed capacity of 18 million KW to generate about 84.7 billion KWH of electricity a year. The navigation building at the left side of the dam has annual navigation capacity of 50 million tons, which the double-lane, five-step ship lock is capable of handling 10,000-DWT fleet, while the one-step vertical ship lift can handle the passage of 3,000 ton passenger or cargo ships.

Along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze there are some flood control works, but the Three-Gorge Project will be the most advanced. After its establishment, the dam can largely strengthen the flood control capability of the Jinjiang Diversion Project, accordingly the flood flow threatening the lower reaches of the Yangtze can be weakened considerably. The hydropower station of the dam will be the biggest one in scale when it is completed. With its large water storage, the would-be reservoir will facilitate navigation on the Yangtze between Yichang to Yibing, and be favourable for the growth of aquatic products.

With the dam built, the water level behind it will be raised by 110m, that of the Qutang Gorge and Wuxia Gorge by 38 and 46m respectively. Such historic spot has to be relocated as the Shrine for Qu Yuan (an ancient patriotic poet) and the Zhang Fei's Temple (an ancient hero), most of scenic spots and historic sites can stand aloft at the river banks.

With the navigation and transportation improved, more well-renown scenic places can be accessible, such as the Lesser Three Gorges, the Shenlongjia Forest Park, the Shenlong River, the Stone Forest at the Gezhoube River, etc.

Tourists visiting the Three Gorges will be tempted to include the Three Gorge Dam and the Gezhouba Dam in their itinerary. They will find these man-made wonders a feast to the eye and the imagination.

Youyanglou is on the eastern Dongting Lake, Yueyang City, Hunan Province. The tower faces the lake that is the second largest fresh-water lake in China, located at the south side of the Yangtze. More than 1,000 years ago when the lake was used as a military base by Chinese ancient navy, the tower was a watchtower , With dynasties followed, it was visited by many ancient scholars, poets where they enjoyed beautiful view on the lake and aired their opinion about the development of their states. Some of saying or writing was inscribed on the screens and walls inside the tower that are paid high homage by visitors, and some can be found in school-children's textbook even today.

Huanghelou is situated at the bridge-end of the Wuhan Yangtze Bridge, towering above the main part of the city. So, it's an ideal place to enjoy panoramic view of both the city proper and Yangtze River, which is really spectacular.