The Volutes Hydroelectric Generating Sets Of The Three Gorges Project (20030610)Photo taken on December 29, 2000 shows volutes hydroelectric generating sets of the Three Gorges Project in central China's Hubei Province. Four of the project's hydroelectric generating sets will be put into operation later this year. |  |
Three Gorges Dam Costs Less, Turns out More (20030609)Some sectors of the Three Gorges Dam Project have cost less than anticipated in the original budget. Meanwhile, the authorities responsible for the grand project have promised a low expense for project construction, but a high output of electricity at a low price level. |  |
Many Historic Sites Are Submerged In Three Gorges Areas(20030609)This photo taken on June 7, 2003, shows a stretch of ancient plank road built along the cliff of Qutang Gorge on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. With the storage of water in Three Gorges Reservoir, many historic sites are submerged. |  |
The Water Level Of The Three Gorges Reservoir Is Close To 135 Meters(20030609)This photo taken on June 8, 2003 shows the Three Gorges Dam in central China's Hubei Province. The water level of the Three Gorges reservoir had reached 128.66 meters by 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The water level is expected to rise to 135 meters by June 15, and navigation on the Yangtze River will resume on June 16. |  |
Navigation Marks In The Three Gorges Reservoir Are Relocate(20030601)Workers from Chongqing's Navigation Bureau relocate a navigation mark in the Three Gorges Reservoir, June 7, 2003. With the storage of water and the climbing of water level in the reservoir, workers have to relocate the marks every day to guarantee the safety of all ships passing through the Three Gorges. |  |
Fishing at the Bayou of the Xiangxi River(20030607) Local residents fish at the bayou of the Xiangxi River in Zigui county, central China's Hubei Province June 5, 2003. Water level of the river rises as the Three Gorges project officially began to store water on June 1. |  |
Immigrants' New Town (20030605)Picture taken on May 28, 2003 shows pupils playing football in a school in the new town of Zigui, central China's Hubei Province. The pupils are immigrants from the 1,400-year-old town of Zigui, which has been demolished for the water storing of the Three Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River. The new town is located 1 kilometer up the Three Gorges Dam. (Xinhua) |  |
Three Gorges Scenery(20030605)A boat runs through the Small Three Gorges, tributaries of the Yangtze River, in Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality June 3, 2003. The storage of water of the Three Gorges Dam beginning from June 1 will bring about some changes to the scenery of the Small Three Gorges, but their main features will remain unchanged. (Xinhua) |  |
Water level of Three Gorges Reservior reaches, as planned, 114.29 meters high (20030604)This photo taken on June 3, 2003 shows an airscape of the Three Gorges Reservoir on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The water level reaches, as planned, 114.29 meters high on the sluice gate at 19:00 Tuesday. (Xinhua) |  |
Photo on Three Gorges Reservoir(20030604)This photo taken in July, 1999 shows the concrete transmitters at the Three Gorges project site in central China's Hubei Province. After a decade-long construction, the gigantic Three Gorges Project, which has been longed for by the Chinese people for about a century, is closer to completion as the project's reservoir started storing water officially on June 1, 2003. (Xinhua) |  |
