Key facts
- Wang Yu, 47, works for the State Grid Corporation of China.
- He donated 10 yuan (US$1.5) to the Three Gorges Dam project in the 1990s.
Wang Yu, who as a 12-year-old in 1991 donated 10 yuan (US$1.5) to China's Three Gorges Dam project, now works for the State Grid Corporation of China in Hubei province. His parents earned a combined monthly salary of less than 10 yuan at the time. Wang's contribution was part of a national effort to fund the massive infrastructure project. He now helps transmit the electricity generated by the dam across the country.