Duration: Less than 1 hour 

Ticket Price: 4 CNY (January 1 - December 31, Monday - Sunday)

Opening Hours: 09:00 - 16:00 daily (January 1 - December 31, Monday - Sunday)

Located in Panzhihua City, the Ertan Hydropower Station features the world’s third tallest and China’s tallest double-curvature arch dam, Asia’s largest underground powerhouse cavern complex, and a massive 3.3 million kW installed capacity, making it China’s largest hydropower station built in the 20th century.

Since the first generator went online in 1998, nearly one million visitors have toured the many sights, including the dam, underground powerhouse, surge tank, and spillway tunnel. In October 2005, China National Tourism Administration granted Ertan the honor of “National Industrial Tourism Demonstration Site.”

Just 46 km from downtown Panzhihua, highlights include the massive dam, underground powerhouse, surge tank, and spillway tunnel. Marvel at this feat of modern engineering that supplies clean electricity to millions. The Ertan Dam Viewing Platform offers breathtaking vistas and insights into this critical infrastructure project.