The Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River is criss-crossed, with dense water systems, rolling mountains around, deep canyons, swift rivers and spectacular momentum. It is not only a majestic and steep natural landscape corridor, but also the only way for the Yangtze River shipping with dense reefs and steep beaches. It is not only a rich treasure house of hydraulic resources, but also a fertile ground for floods in Sichuan. For thousands of years, the strong sense of flood has produced the legend of "Goddess Helps Yu" and "Cattle Helps Yu", and the desire to promote benefits and eliminate pests has inspired countless people with lofty ideals to build dams on the Yangtze River. 19 18, Dr. Sun Yat-sen put forward the idea of "improving this upstream section to stop its water, so that the ship can go upstream and use its hydraulic power". In the 1930s and 1940s, the Kuomintang government also wanted to develop the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and carry out survey and design.
Many foreigners have dreamed of the Three Gorges Project, among which Dr. Savanqi, chief engineer of the US Bureau of Reclamation, has a particularly touching dream. After inspecting the Three Gorges Project in 1944, he finished Ding's famous Preliminary Report on the Three Gorges Project. He said very excitedly at the press conference: "I am sixty-five years old. If God gives me time to see the realization of the Three Gorges Project, my soul after death will definitely rest in peace in the Three Gorges! " He thinks that he has traveled all over the world all his life, and only the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is the largest water resource in the world. Unfortunately, these dreams could not be realized in old China.
However, shortly after the founding of New China, the CPC Central Committee and President Mao Zedong began to attach importance to the governance and development of the Three Gorges, and Premier Zhou Enlai personally presided over the formulation of the Yangtze River basin planning with the Three Gorges hub as the main body. 1In July, 956, Chairman Mao described in "Water Turning Around" that "the stone wall of Xijiang River stands up, Wushan Mountain is cut off, and the high gorge flows out of Pinghu. The grand blueprint of "the goddess should be safe and sound, and the world will be shocked" expresses his strong desire to manage and develop the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.
1957 65438+On February 3rd, after visiting the national hydropower exhibition, Premier Zhou happily wrote an inscription: "Strive for the grand goal of making full use of China's 540 million kilowatts of hydropower resources and building the Three Gorges water control project". At the end of 1970, Chairman Mao personally approved the construction of Gezhouba Project.
When the history of China entered a new period of reform and opening-up, and entered the second spring of 1990s, an exciting news spread all over China: the National People's Congress passed the resolution to build the Three Gorges Project on April 3rd 1992, and the dream of several generations will finally come true!
Yichang is not only the location of the Three Gorges Dam, but also the famous Gezhouba Water Control Project, Qingjiang Geheyan Water Control Project and Gaobazhou Water Control Project. These water conservancy projects are very important for flood control, power generation and shipping.
Huge interests such as shipping and tourism will play a great role in the reform, opening up and prosperity of the motherland, and will also open up broad and bright prospects for the prosperity and development of Yichang.