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!!!Three Gorges Dam (4)

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The five-stage locks at the Three Gorges Dam at Sandouping [{GoogleMap location='Sandoupingzhen, Yichang, Hubei, China' zoom='13'}]. The locks were constructed to increase river shipping by up to 10 times and to cut transportation costs by one third.