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Sanxia may refer to: * Three Gorges, on the Yangtze River in the People's Republic of China **Three Gorges Dam * Sanxia Prison, in Chongqing, People's Republic of China * Sanxia District Sanxia District () is a district in the southwestern part of New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in New Taipei City by area after Wulai District. Name The old name of Sanxia, ''Sa-kak-eng'' () refers to the meeting of the D ..., New Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) See also * Tam Hiệp (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Three Gorges
The Three Gorges () are three adjacent gorges along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the hinterland of the People's Republic of China. With a subtropical monsoon climate, they are known for their scenery. The "Three Gorges Scenic Area" is classified as a AAAAA scenic area (the highest level) by the China National Tourism Administration. The Three Gorges—comprising the Qutang, Wu, and Xiling gorges—span , beginning at Baidi City of Chongqing, in the west and ending at Nanjing Pass, at Yichang City, Hubei Province, in the east, between which are the Fengjie and Wu Mountains of Chongqing, as well as Badong, Zigui, and Yichang of Hubei Province. Course of the Yangtze River After arriving at Yibin (), in Sichuan Province (), the Yangtze River () flows from Jiangjin (), of Chongqing Municipality (), to Yichang (), of Hubei Province (); and this section of the river is called '' Chuanjiang'' (), or "the river of Sichuan". In the past, it was the only waterwa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity (22,500 MW) since 2012. The dam generates an average 95±20 TWh of electricity per year, depending on annual amount of precipitation in the river basin. After the extensive monsoon rainfalls of 2020, the dam's annual production nearly reached 112 TWh, breaking the previous world record of ~103 TWh set by Itaipu Dam in 2016. The dam body was completed in 2006. The power plant of the dam project was completed and fully functional as of July 4, 2012, when the last of the main water turbines in the underground plant began production. Each main water turbine has a capacity of 700 MW. Coupling the dam's 32 main turbines with two smaller generators (50 MW each) to power the p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sanxia Prison
Sanxia Prison is a prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ... in the municipality of Chongqing, China. It was established in 2004. See also * List of prisons in Chongqing municipality ReferencesLaogai Research Foundation Handbook Prisons in Chongqing Government buildings completed in 2004 {{China-prison-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sanxia District
Sanxia District () is a District (Taiwan), district in the southwestern part of New Taipei, Taiwan. It is the second largest district in New Taipei City by area after Wulai District. Name The old name of Sanxia, ''Sa-kak-eng'' () refers to the meeting of the Dahan River, Sanxia River, and . In 1920, Taiwan under Japanese rule, Taiwan's Japanese government administratively designated the town as , Kaizan District, Taihoku Prefecture. History After the first coffee plants on Taiwan were imported by the British to Tainan in 1884, the first significant small-scale cultivation took place in Sanxia District. On December 25, 2010, Sanxia Township was upgraded to Sanxia District after the upgrade of New Taipei City#History, Taipei County. Geography It has an area of 191.45 km2 and a population of 101,839 (May 2010). Government institutions * National Academy for Educational Research Education University * National Taipei University Sanxia Main Campus (國立臺北大å¸ä¸‰å ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |