Dams in China
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Travelers are voting Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Three Gorges Dam and Shuibuya Dam as the best of 19 dams in China. Also popular are Longtan Dam in Guangxi, Guangzhao Dam in Guizhou and Pubugou Dam in Sichuan. Want more? Check out our map of dams in China.
Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Recreation / Outdoor DamsChengdu, Sichuan Province, ChinaDujiangyan is an irrigation infrastructure built in 256 BC during the Warring States Period of China by the Kingdom of Qin. It is located in the…
Three Gorges Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsYichang, ChinaThe Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei…
65Tianshengqiao-I Hydropower Station
Recreation / Outdoor DamsChinaThe Tianshengqiao-I Hydropower Station is a concrete face rock-fill embankment dam and hydroelectric power station on the Nanpan River in the Anlong…
Dongfeng Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsGuizhou, ChinaThe Dongfeng Dam is an arch dam on the Wu River 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Qingzhen in Guizhou Province, China. The primary purpose of the…
Wujiangdu Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsZunyi, Guizhou, ChinaThe Wujiangdu Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Wujiang River south of Zunyi, Guizhou Province, China.
Tankeng Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsZhejiang, ChinaThe Tankeng Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Ou River located 24 km (15 mi) west of Qingtian, Zhejiang Province, China.
Jinanqiao Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsYunnan, ChinaThe Jinanqiao Dam or Jin'anqiao (meaning "golden and peace bridge") is a concrete gravity dam on the Jinsha River 25 km (16 mi) southeast…
Geheyan Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsHubei, ChinaThe Geheyan Dam is an arch-gravity dam on the Qingjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Hubei, China.
Xiaowan Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsYunnan, ChinaThe Xiaowan Dam is an arch dam on the Lancang (Mekong) River in Nanjian County, Yunnan Province, southwest China. The primary purpose of the dam is…
Banqiao Dam
Recreation / Outdoor DamsHenan, ChinaThe Banqiao Reservoir Dam (simplified Chinese: 板桥水库大坝; traditional Chinese: 板橋水庫大壩; pinyin: Bǎnqiáo Shuǐkù Dàbà) is a da…