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Powered by the Wuhan subsidiary of CSIC, Wuchang shipbuilding!More pictures of the lift. Its max. lift capacity is 15,500 ton!!
Supplier of the lift: CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corp.)
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Wuchang Shipbuilding is the supplier of many heavy equipment that employed the Three Gorges Dam. Congratulations!Powered by the Wuhan subsidiary of CSIC, Wuchang shipbuilding!
A lot of military vessels are also being built in Wuhan!Wuchang Shipbuilding is the supplier of many heavy equipment that employed the Three Gorges Dam. Congratulations!
My province is great!This is another piece of large infrastructure. I have decided to put it in this thread.
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Trials Start at World's Largest Ship Lift
By MarEx 2016-09-19 18:58:11
The trial operation of the shiplift at China’s Three Gorges Dam began on Sunday.
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Location of the Three Gorges Dam.
The Three Gorges Dam project started construction 22 years ago, and the shiplift, designed by a Chinese and German team, is the largest and most sophisticated in the world, according to the China Three Gorges Corp., the state-owned company responsible for its construction.
The water level behind the dam is up to 113 meters (370 feet) higher than the downstream river, and the elevator is designed to handle ships with a maximum displacement of about 3,000 tonnes.
It is equipped with a water chamber 120 meters (394 feet) long, 18 meters (59 feet) wide and 3.5 meters (11 feet) deep. The chamber, its mechanical systems and the water weigh 15,500 tons altogether. The ship lift's design uses a helical gear system to climb or descend a toothed rack, and lift time is around eight minutes.
The shiplift complements the five-tier ship lock next to it, which is also the world's largest and has allowed ships to pass through since 2003. The ship lock is running at full capacity, with its cargo throughput standing at 119.6 million tons in 2015.
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It takes ships up to four hours to use the lock, and the lift will cut this time to less than an hour.
The Three Gorges project is designed to achieve flood control, transportation and power generation.
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There is more info in this thread.
https://defence.pk/threads/worlds-largest-ship-lift-at-three-gorges-dam-in-c-china.449780/
@jkroo You people are crazy....Very beautiful and unique bridge.
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Bridge dubbed 'sexiest architecture' to open to public in China
2016-09-23 14:25:31 chinanews.cn Web Editor: Xu Yaqi
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A curvaceous new walkway dubbed “the sexiest project” is set to open to the public in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province.Construction of the bridge was completed on September 22, 2016. The bridge's curves intertwine into a red Chinese lucky knot, and is thus named the Lucky Knot Bridge. With a total length of 183.95 meters and height of 22 meters, the bridge connects a diverse set of routes from different heights. It is expected to become iconic architecture in the city. [Photo: ecns.cn]
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A curvaceous new walkway dubbed “the sexiest project” is set to open to the public in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province.Construction of the bridge was completed on September 22, 2016. The bridge's curves intertwine into a red Chinese lucky knot, and is thus named the Lucky Knot Bridge. With a total length of 183.95 meters and height of 22 meters, the bridge connects a diverse set of routes from different heights. It is expected to become iconic architecture in the city. [Photo: ecns.cn]
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A curvaceous new walkway dubbed “the sexiest project” is set to open to the public in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province.Construction of the bridge was completed on September 22, 2016. The bridge's curves intertwine into a red Chinese lucky knot, and is thus named the Lucky Knot Bridge. With a total length of 183.95 meters and height of 22 meters, the bridge connects a diverse set of routes from different heights. It is expected to become iconic architecture in the city. [Photo: ecns.cn]
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A curvaceous new walkway dubbed “the sexiest project” is set to open to the public in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province.Construction of the bridge was completed on September 22, 2016. The bridge's curves intertwine into a red Chinese lucky knot, and is thus named the Lucky Knot Bridge. With a total length of 183.95 meters and height of 22 meters, the bridge connects a diverse set of routes from different heights. It is expected to become iconic architecture in the city. [Photo: ecns.cn]
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A curvaceous new walkway dubbed “the sexiest project” is set to open to the public in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province.Construction of the bridge was completed on September 22, 2016. The bridge's curves intertwine into a red Chinese lucky knot, and is thus named the Lucky Knot Bridge. With a total length of 183.95 meters and height of 22 meters, the bridge connects a diverse set of routes from different heights. It is expected to become iconic architecture in the city. [Photo: ecns.cn]
lol@AndrewJin
We have to do it to catch up with Wuhan. Changsha do has big plans to build an international metropolis before 2025. For now there are at least 2 tax free zones in the area.
Besides this, we have many under Xiangjiang river tunnels/roads planned. More than 20 if I remember correctly.
Any photo?