Airport on Yongshu Reef of China's Nansha Islands Succeeds in Its Trial Operation on Jan 6, 2016

An aircraft of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. lands at the airport on the Yongshu Reef of China's Nansha Islands, the southernmost airport in the country, on Jan 6, 2016. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Airport on Yongshu Reef of China's Nansha Islands succeeds in its trial operation on Jan 6, 2016

An aircraft of China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. landed at the airport on the Yongshu Jiao (Yongshu Reefs) of China's Nansha Islands, the southernmost airport in the country, on Jan 6, 2016.

The landing showed that the airport is ideal for handling large-scale civil passenger aircraft and offering support for material transportation and medical aid.

The airport is also expected to be a backup for cross-ocean flights.

UHV AC demonstration project with the world's highest operating voltage and most advanced technologies goes into operation on Jan 6, 2009

The 1,000 kV southeastern Shanxi-Nanyang-Jingmen ultra-high voltage (UHV) alternating current (AC) demonstration project was completed after four years of construction and began operation on Jan 6, 2009.

With proprietary intellectual property rights, the project has the world's highest operating voltage and the most advanced technologies.

Its operation was a milestone of China's development in core technology of long distance, large capacity and low loss UHV power transmission and a breakthrough in domestic development of related facilities.

In fewer than 10 years, China's UHV transmission grid had reached the internationally leading level and was titled "a key milestone in the world's power industry development" by the International Council on Large Electric Systems.

(Executive editor: Zhang Tianyuan)