When the Sanmenxia dam closed its valves in 1960, Chinese engineers did not anticipate the Yellow River silt going up the Wei River, transforming the former imperial capital into a danger zone. What was supposed to be a technical triumph turned into a hydraulic nightmare. More
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When the Sanmenxia dam closed its valves in 1960, Chinese engineers did not anticipate the Yellow River silt going up the Wei River, transforming the former imperial capital into a danger zone. What was supposed to be a technical triumph turned into a hydraulic nightmare. More