On January 1, 2025, ships were passing through the Three Gorges ship lift in order (drone photo). (Xinhua/Zheng Jiayu)

　　The Yangtze Three Gorges Navigation Authority recently revealed that the throughput via the Three Gorges hub surpassed expectations in 2024 with a throughput of 159 million tons, including more than 10,000 lock operations, which facilitated the passage of 154 million tons, and over 4,700 ship lift operations with a throughput of 5.03 million tons, as marked a 5.1% increase from the previous year. In addition, the hub has facilitated the smooth transportation of essential goods for daily life of over 26 million tons and nearly 2.24 million passengers. (Reporter/Liu Yue, Correspondent/Cao Chuanyang)