Ships navigate waters in Guizhou via lift system

Ships sail through the aqueduct of the Goupitan Hydropower Station in Yuqing county, Guizhou province. [Photo by Deng Gang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Fourteen cargo ships loaded with 6,800 metric tons of phosphate ore moved past the Goupitan Hydropower Station in Yuqing county of Guizhou province recently by means of a ship lift from the upstream Wujiang River to the downstream Yangtze River.

[Video by Deng Gang/For chinadaily.com.cn]

With a total length of 2,306 meters, the Goupitan Hydropower Station's navigation project consists of upstream and downstream approach channels, a three-tier vertical ship lift and a two-tier middle channel.