Cargo ships pass through the five-tier dual-track ship locks of the Three Gorges Project orderly on September 5 (Photo by Zhang Guorong).

　　In August this year, the five-tier dual-track ship locks of the Three Gorges Project operated a total of 965 times, accommodating 3,737 vessel passages, with a total freight volume exceeding 15.71 million tons. This is the first time exceeding 15 million tons in the 20 years since the operation of the Three Gorges Ship Locks. (Correspondent/Zhang Guorong)