Three Gorges Reservoir Region

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geographical region river basin region

The Three Gorges Reservoir Region is a vast, ecologically and culturally significant area in central China surrounding the Three Gorges Dam along the Yangtze River, known for its dramatic landscapes, biodiversity, and large-scale resettlement and conservation efforts.

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Three Gorges region 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
river basin region ⓘ
associatedWithProject Three Gorges Dam ⓘ
surface form: Three Gorges Project
climate subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ
contains Qutang Gorge ⓘ
Qutang Gorge ⓘ
surface form: Three Gorges

Wu Gorge ⓘ
Xiling Gorge ⓘ
country China ⓘ
ecosystemType reservoir ecosystem ⓘ
riverine ecosystem ⓘ
formedBy impoundment of the Yangtze River ⓘ
hasConservationMeasure biodiversity monitoring ⓘ
establishment of nature reserves ⓘ
reforestation programs ⓘ
soil erosion control ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature ancient towns ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ
traditional river settlements ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue biodiversity decline ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
landslide risk ⓘ
water quality concerns ⓘ
hasLandUse forests ⓘ
orchards ⓘ
terraced agriculture ⓘ
hasSocioeconomicIssue cultural site submergence ⓘ
livelihood transformation ⓘ
population resettlement ⓘ
knownFor biodiversity ⓘ
conservation efforts ⓘ
cultural heritage sites ⓘ
dramatic landscapes ⓘ
large-scale resettlement ⓘ
reservoir tourism ⓘ
locatedIn central China ⓘ
locatedInProvince Chongqing ⓘ
Hubei NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Yangtze River ⓘ
majorCityInRegion Chongqing ⓘ
Yichang ⓘ
partOf Yangtze River basin ⓘ
surface form: Yangtze River Basin
relatedTo Chinese energy policy ⓘ
Yangtze River shipping ⓘ
surrounds Three Gorges Dam ⓘ
usedFor flood control ⓘ
freshwater fisheries ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ
navigation improvement ⓘ

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Yangtze River → associatedProtectedArea → Three Gorges Reservoir Region ⓘ
Yichang → isGatewayTo → Three Gorges Reservoir Region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Gorges region
Chongqing → touristAttraction → Three Gorges Reservoir Region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Three Gorges region