the three gorges region is a scenic area along the yangtze river in china with a total length of about 200 km.the three gorges takes up 120 km within this region.although it is primarily famous for its scenery，the three gorges region is historically and culturally an important region in china. the three gorges region is located along the yangtze river between the cities of fengjie and yichang in chongqing municipality and hubei province. currently the three gorges region is most famous for the three gorges dam.the three gorges dam is under construction at a place called sandouping(三斗坪)in the middle of the xiling gorge.
