The Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world. However, in result of the construction and completion of the dam the Yangtze River would flood many citizens homes and cover much of the gorge with water.
From a sustainability stand point, the dam provides a clean source of energy that serves many. However, the humanitarian issue of displacing thousands of citizens for it's construction is highly criticized. Many people's livelihoods were ruined once the damn was in place. It flooded their homes and farms.
However, the Chinese culture the individual is viewed as part of the collective. These individuals that were affected, though they received less compensation than expected or even no compensation, they saw the construction of the Three Gorges Dam as a positive project, because it benefited the whole. The people that lost their homes found a sense of sacrificial pride for the construction of this project.
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