Others point to the wide area that will be submerged by the lake behind the dam, the high cost of resettling inhabitants, and the damage that will be caused to one of China's most celebrated scenic areas.
此外，水庫的淹沒區廣泛，屆時四川省的巴東、奉節、巫山三縣將成水鄉，居民遷徙、安置費也高達一百一十億人民幣（約卅億美元）。