Yichang - Gezhou Barrier

(Local Name: Gezhou Ba) The Gezhou Barrier, 5km/3mi west of the town, is the first to be built on the Changjiang river and the largest in China. The complex includes a dam, a power station, three sluices and two weirs, one to regulate the water pressure and the other to filter the sand. The dam is 2606m/7818ft long and 70m/230ft high. The power station has 21 generators with an annual output of 13,800,000 megawatts.