The Three Gorges Ship Lock has been in operation for 22 years, with a total cargo throughput of 22.4 billion tons.

According to the Three Gorges Navigation Management Bureau, today marks the 22nd anniversary of the safe and stable operation of the Three Gorges ship lock. Since officially opening to social vessels on June 18, 2003, the Three Gorges ship lock has operated a total of 215,000 lockages, accommodating over 1.074 million vessels and transporting over 12.291 million passengers. The cargo transportation volume through the lock has reached 2.24 billion tons, effectively supporting the full release of the golden benefits of the Yangtze River Golden Waterway.