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The Tiger Leaping Gorge
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-05-08 09:51

A general view shows the Tiger Leaping Gorge April 4, 2006. Dam builders are setting their sights on building a dam at China's spectacular Tiger Leaping Gorge to create more hydropower to feed the county's insatiable energy needs. Residents and environmentalists fear that if the project goes ahead, it could spell the end to one of the world's deepest river gorges and scar some of the county's most spectacular scenery. [Reuters]


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