
An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2026 shows ships sailing downstream of the Three Gorges Dam in the waters of Yiling District of Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput via the Three Gorges Dam has reached 76.642 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, data from the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Administration of Navigational Affairs under the Ministry of Transportation showed. (Photo by Wang Huifu/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2026 shows ships passing through the dual-channel five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in an orderly manner in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput via the Three Gorges Dam has reached 76.642 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, data from the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Administration of Navigational Affairs under the Ministry of Transportation showed. (Photo by Wang Huifu/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2026 shows ships passing through the dual-channel five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in an orderly manner in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput via the Three Gorges Dam has reached 76.642 million tonnes in the first half of 2026, data from the Changjiang (Yangtze) River Administration of Navigational Affairs under the Ministry of Transportation showed. (Photo by Wang Huifu/Xinhua)



