the yangtze river is home to one of the most beautiful natural scenes of china－the three gorges.but for generations，chinese people have long dreamed of taming(制服，使顺从) the yangtze river for power generation and flood control.the river's endless floods have brought destruction and death for centuries－1 million deaths in the 20th century alone. nowadays，along the yangtze river，the third longest river in the world，a great construction project，the three gorges dam is in progress.once completed in 2016，it will be the largest and most powerful hydroelectric project in the world.towering 610 feet high and stretching 1.3 miles wide，the dam will create a reservoir that extends nearly 400 miles upstream thus changing the original landscape of
