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The 2006 river cruise in the film is a so-called "farewell tour" of the Yangtze River, before the area was irreversibly changed by flooding from the Three Gorges dam.

Here's an interview with the filmmaker:
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/24/up_the_yangtze_documentary_takes_on

I highly recommend the Up the Yangtze, it speaks to a difficult subject through the personal journeys of the main characters. The filmmaker deftly shows that hope and humour survive in the bleakest of situations.

But thats the thing Aidos, not all countries in the world posses rivers and lakes that can be used for hydro electrical power. Not to mention there is a cost associated with that as well, ask the millions of displaced people in China because of the Three Gorges dam. Even with that on going, China is building more and more coal power plants.