The video effectively uses a time-lapse format to showcase the immense scale and progress of the Three Gorges Dam construction, providing a visually compelling and informative narrative of a significant engineering feat.
Summary
This video shows the construction of the Three Gorges Dam through a time-lapse aerial view. It progresses from the initial stages of construction with cranes and concrete structures to the nearly completed dam with its massive concrete walls and water channels.
Structure
1Initial construction with cranes and concrete foundations
2Building the stepped structure of the dam
3Adding more levels and sections to the dam
4The dam takes its final, massive form
5The completed dam with water channels and surrounding landscape
On-screen text
How Three Gorges Dam Was Built From the Ground Up
Transcript
Bring the next section up. We need to set the gates before 1600. Copy that, watch the wind sheer on approach.