"Three Gorges Ship Lock"

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4 July 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 18, 2023 - An aerial photo shows cargo ships passing through a five-class lock at the Three Gorges Dam area in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on the evening of June 18, 2023.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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27 June 2023

YICHANG, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2023 - A ship passes through the Gezhouba dam shiplock in Yichang, Hubei province, China, June 27, 2023. According to the data released by the Three Gorges Navigation Administration of the Yangtze River, as of June 27, 2023, the Gezhouba lock has been open for 42 years, with a cumulative operation of 610,600 locks, a total of 2.652 million ships, 78.473 million passengers, and 2.12 billion tons of cargo passing through the lock, which can be converted into a 40-foot container that can circle the earth 24.8 times. Gezhouba Lock is the first large-scale lock on the Yangtze River trunk line and the first large-scale modern inland waterway lock managed by the transportation department. It was opened to traffic on June 27, 1981.

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20 June 2023

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

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20 June 2023

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

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20 June 2023

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

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20 June 2023

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

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20 June 2023

The Three Gorges Ship lock is seen in Yichang, Hubei province, China, May 1, 2023. June 18, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Three Gorges ship Lock to social vessels. According to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Navigation Administration, the Three Gorges lock has operated more than 193,000 times in 20 years, passing more than 993,000 ships, more than 12.239 million passengers, and the freight volume through the lock has reached 1.91 billion tons. The Three Gorges lock is the inland waterway lock with the largest number of continuous stages, the highest total head and inter-stage head, and the most complicated technology in the world.

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