Three Gorges Dam Succeeds in Yangtze River Diversion on Nov 8, 1997

The Three Gorges Dam under construction [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Three Gorges Dam succeeds in Yangtze River diversion on Nov 8, 1997

The Three Gorges Dam succeeded in diverting Yangtze River waters on Nov 8, 1997.

The Three Gorges Dam was more difficult to construct than most other hydropower projects. Builders had to erect two cofferdams on the main riverbed of the Yangtze River as bases for the dam and the power plant. To construct them they had to divert the river, which they successfully did on the above date.

Three Gorges has been regarded as a giant project worldwide because of its large scale, installed capacity and comprehensive benefits. It was also the largest engineering project since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

CNPC Jiangsu LNG receiving station starts service on Nov 8, 2011

The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Jiangsu LNG receiving station was completed and started service on Nov 8, 2011.

The fourth of its kind and the first to use a man-made island instead of a port in China, the station was considered the most difficult-to-built LNG project in the world.

It was the first self-designed, self-purchased, independently-constructed and autonomously-managed LNG station in the country and has set many domestic and international records.

(Executive editor: Wang Ruoting)