Three Gorges Project Introduction

Three Gorges Project Introduction Ⅰ – Yangtze River

In Yangtze River history, the earliest human beings culture and history originates along Yangtze River. Thus there are full of ancient attractions such as Mt. Wushan, Fairy Mountain, Shennong Stream, White Emperor City and Fengdu Ghost City. Besides that, there are also full of local ancient customs along Yangtze River. Many coastal cities along Yangtze River still keep the ancient customs such as Chongqing Municipality.

In Chongqing history, both of Yangtze River and Jialing River flow through the whole city. Three Gorges Project also plays an important role in Chongqing history and culture. Nowadays, Chongqing becomes the economic and culture center of China. More and more people from home and abroad come to Chongqing for business and travel. Yangtze Cruise from Chongqing often takes people travel along Yangtze River to enjoy the scenic spots on Yangtze River.

Three Gorges Project Introduction Ⅰ – Yangtze Cruise

Three Gorges Project's full name is Three Gorges Water Conservancy Key Project. It includes one mix gravity dam, water release gate, one hydropower station, one permanent navigation lock and one ship lift. Generally speaking, Three Gorges Project consists of Three Gorges Dam, hydropower station and navigation buildings. There are many Yangtze Cruise cruises through Three Gorges Project such as Yangtze Victoria Cruise, Yangtze President Cruise, New Century Yangtze Cruise and Yangtze Overseas Cruise.

Three Gorges Project Introduction Ⅰ – Construction

According to the data, Three Gorges Project is 3035 meters long and 185 meters high. There are 14 hydropower stations on the left bank of Yangtze River. On the other side of Yangtze River, there are 12 hydropower stations. The total number of hydropower stations is 26. When the gross installed capacity of the small wheel generator sets is 18.2 million kilowatt, the generated energy of a year will be 84.7 billion kilowatt.

The permanent navigation buildings are built on the left bank.

This article is from Meiyatravel.