While the smaller Yanguoxia Dam was completed in 1961, the Liujiaxia Dam itself was completed in 1969, the five generators started one after another between 1969 and 1974.
While the smaller Yanguoxia Dam was completed in 1961, the work on Liujiaxia Dam itself was suspended in 1961-63, and the dam itself was only completed in 1969. The five generators started one after another between 1969 and 1974.