Mastering the Heavy Weapons of a Great Nation in Our Own Hands - The Three Gorges Project Continuously Serving the High Quality Development of the Economy and Society
2024-10-12
General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that the true heavy weapons of a great country must be in our own hands. The Three Gorges Project is an important tool of the country. The successful completion and operation of the Three Gorges Project is a model of the superiority of China's socialist system in focusing its efforts on major issues, a model of the wisdom and creativity of the Chinese people, and a model of the growing prosperity and prosperity of the Chinese nation. The Three Gorges Project fully embodies the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation and is continuously serving the high-quality development of the economy and society. The construction of the world's largest water conservancy hub project has been completed. The Three Gorges Project has 112 world records, including the world's largest water conservancy hub project, and holds 934 invention patents... Looking down at the double track five level ship lock of the Three Gorges, cargo ships are passing through in an orderly manner. Ascend Tanziling and enjoy the full view of the Three Gorges Project from the best perspective; Standing on platform 185, overlooking the Three Gorges Dam lying across the Yangtze River, fully experiencing the heroic sentiment of "cutting off the clouds and rain of Wushan, and creating a high gorge out of Pinghu"; From October 1st to 7th, 201000 domestic and foreign tourists visited the first water conservancy project theme park in China, the River Diversion Memorial Park, which integrates science popularization and leisure, to experience the great moment of successful dam diversion. They were able to get up close and feel the proud charm of the Three Gorges Project, an increase of 9.24% compared to last year's National Day holiday. The construction of the Three Gorges Project is a century old dream of the Chinese nation. At the beginning of the 20th century, Mr. Sun Yat sen proposed the idea of building gates and dams in the Three Gorges section of the Yangtze River in his "National Strategy". After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the Three Gorges Project underwent multiple preparations and demonstrations due to constraints in technological level, funding, resettlement of immigrants, and considerations of ecological environment. After several generations of arduous exploration and efforts, on December 14, 1994, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze River was held at the Three Gorges Dam site in Sandouping, Yichang City, Hubei Province. This is a major event in China's economic construction, and it is also a major event of concern to the people of the whole country. If we work on the Three Gorges Project, we will have to endure hardships. During those years, my colleagues and I carefully studied and pondered over the technical issues of dam construction, overcoming a series of difficulties such as temperature control and crack prevention of dam concrete Wang Zhilin, former director of the Baihetan Engineering Construction Department and former participant in the Three Gorges Project, recalled, "The State Council's quality expert group evaluated that the right bank dam is a concrete gravity high dam without cracks, creating a world miracle. This is a great affirmation for us Three Gorges builders." In November 1997, the Three Gorges Project successfully achieved the closure of the Yangtze River. On November 1, 2020, the Ministry of Water Resources and the National Development and Reform Commission announced that the Three Gorges Project had recently completed all the procedures for overall completion and acceptance. Thus, the century old Three Gorges Dream of the Chinese nation has been realized. Continuously improving and enhancing the production and living standards of the people. When it comes to his early experience of sailing, Captain Chen Li, who is over fifty years old, is actually more afraid of the future. Chen Li said, "At that time, when crossing Wushan and Fengjie, we had to pass through many dangerous rapids. When going up, we had to 'strangle the rapids', which meant twisting the boat onto the rapids. If we couldn't make it, we might run aground and sink. When going down, the water flow in the gorge was fast and there were many eddies, especially during the flood season. Standing on the boat at that time, my legs would involuntarily tremble." After the Three Gorges Project was completed and filled with water, the strangle and towing stations on the Sichuan River were finally retired. The conditions of the Yangtze River waterway have been greatly improved, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property, including shipping personnel, and effectively promoting the development of the Yangtze River shipping industry. The construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir, with significant national investment, successfully resettled millions of immigrants and gradually lifted them out of poverty and into prosperity. For many years, the water conservancy department has been promoting the follow-up work of the Three Gorges from multiple dimensions around the main line of "ensuring safety, benefiting people's livelihoods, and promoting development". At the citrus quality improvement and efficiency enhancement demonstration base in Wuyang Village, Kaizhou District, Chongqing, citrus grower Wen Taisheng said that with the technical assistance provided by the Three Gorges follow-up work project, the citrus he planted does not have to worry about selling. Currently, the annual income of the more than 1900 mu industrial park exceeds 10 million yuan. On December 14th of this year, the Three Gorges Project will celebrate its 30th anniversary of construction and continue to serve the high-quality development of the economy and society. Nowadays, the Three Gorges Project has fully realized its comprehensive benefits in flood control, power generation, shipping, and water resource utilization, continuously serving high-quality economic and social development. Flood control is the primary mission of the Three Gorges Project. Since the construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir, nearly 70 floods have been intercepted, with a total interception volume exceeding 220 billion cubic meters. Especially during the peak flood period of 78000 cubic meters per second since the construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir in 2020, the maximum outflow flow of the Three Gorges Reservoir was controlled not to exceed 49400 cubic meters per second, effectively ensuring the safety of the Yangtze River. In 2024, we successfully withstood three numbered floods along the Yangtze River, fully leveraging the flood control function of the "Great Nation Heavy Weapon". The Three Gorges Project is currently the world's largest hydroelectric power station in terms of installed capacity, with 32 giant units and a total installed capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts. It is the backbone power source for China's "West East Power Transmission" and "North South Mutual Supply": in one second, the online monitoring system can process more than 750000 sets of operating data; In one minute, the intelligent inspection robot can complete a 10 meter inspection of the wind tunnel equipment of a giant unit, filling the technological gap in the industry; In one year, the power station can produce approximately 88.2 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity. The Yangtze River's golden waterway is fully operational, and the Three Gorges Ship Lock is the key. The joint operation of the Three Gorges double line five level ship lock and the Three Gorges ship lift has improved the hub's navigation capacity and navigation flexibility. As of June 18, 2024, the Three Gorges Ship Lock has operated a total of 204300 locks, passed through 1.0353 million ships, carried 12.2617 million passengers, and transported 2.077 billion tons of cargo. The Yangtze River has become a truly "golden waterway". Ecological and environmental protection is the foundation of the Three Gorges Project. Chinese sturgeon, lotus leaf fern, paulownia tree... Nowadays, with the unremitting efforts of researchers, the population resources of these rare animals and plants continue to expand and gradually return to people's sight. Liu Weiping, Chairman and Party Secretary of China Three Gorges Corporation, said that in the future, we will scientifically operate and manage the Three Gorges Water Conservancy Hub, fully leverage the core functions and comprehensive benefits of the Three Gorges Project, effectively ensure flood control safety, ecological safety, water supply safety, shipping safety, and energy safety, better serve high-quality economic and social development, and make new contributions to realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the Chinese Dream. (New Society)
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：Xinhua
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