China: Ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam mark 23rd anniversary of operation
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Ships wait to pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, June 17, 2026.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Ships wait to pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, June 17, 2026.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Ships wait to pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, June 17, 2026.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on June 18, 2026 shows ships passing through the dual-channel five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)
Ships wait to pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, June 17, 2026.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Ships wait to pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, June 17, 2026.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
An aerial drone photo taken on June 18, 2026 shows ships passing through the dual-channel five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)
Ships wait to pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, June 17, 2026.
Thursday marks the 23rd anniversary of the operation of the ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project.
Over the past 23 years, the ship locks have handled over 1.11 million vessels, and facilitated a total freight volume of 2.4 billion tonnes, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
