The Three Gorges Dam is located in Sandouping Town, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China. It is 38 kilometers from the Gezhouba Hydropower Project downstream.
It is the main project of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station, the core landscape of the Three Gorges Dam tourist area and the eastern end of the Three Gorges Reservoir.
The Three Gorges Dam project consists of two parts, the main building and diversion project, with a total length of about 3335m and a crest elevation of 185 meters. The total investment of the project is 95.460 billion RMB.
Construction was officially started on December 14, 1994 and the whole line was successfully constructed on May 20, 2006.