The Tiger Leaping Gorge
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-08 09:51
A general view shows the Tiger Leaping Gorge April 4, 2006. Dam builders are
setting their sights on building a dam at China's spectacular Tiger Leaping
Gorge to create more hydropower to feed the county's insatiable energy needs.
Residents and environmentalists fear that if the project goes ahead, it could
spell the end to one of the world's deepest river gorges and scar some of the
county's most spectacular scenery. [Reuters]
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