After the 1949 Communist takeover, Mao Zedong supported the project, but began the Gezhouba Dam project nearby first, and economic problems including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution slowed progress.
1949 年中国共产党接管政权后，毛泽东支持这个项目，首先在附近开建葛洲坝工程，包括大跃进和文化大革命在内的经济问题使进展缓慢。