Four years shuttling between Germany and China:
"Distance is no object if you have the right attitude"
Xiaolangdi
Multipurpose Dam Project
Project
Long-term project documentary, 30 min.
Image film, 10 min.
Chinese, English, French, Italian, German
Client
Chinese Group of International Contractors
Content
Four years of dam and tunnel construction on the Yellow River:
1.3 km rock fill dam, 53 million cubic metres
Intake structures 108 m high, 60 m deep, 281 m wide
76 intake gates weighing up to 270 tonnes
10 main tunnels up to 18 m in diameter
power station for 5000 GWh/year
still and outlet basins for 16,800 cu.m. water/sec
What´s special
A film for an international consortium in China, produced from Germany. Distance is no object if you have the right attitude organization, reliability and experience with large-scale projects.
Camera Georg Steinweh
Written and produced by Hartmut Schwenk