点评:Saturday 16th May and it was the last day of our 3 night cruise down the Yangtze River.
The final element of the cruise included a visit to this massive hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River.
Sadly the weather was not conducive to sightseeing as rain and low cloud engulfed the region. We all ended up buying plastic cagoules in order to stay dry.
Our Guide provided us lots of facts and information about the Dam. We learnt that it's construction began in 1994 and was completed in 2012. It is the world's largest power station with 32 giant turbines producing vast amounts of clean electricity.
We learnt that the construction teams worked around the clock and at it's peak, the workforce reached between 26,000 to 40,000
It was also built and designed to control the seasonal flooding and improve safety and shipping along the River.
One of the elements of the Dam we did manage to see were some of the vast locks that lift cargo ships up and down to the Yangtze.
We did visit the large indoor scaled model of the Dam and surrounding operations and mechanics. Our Guide pointed out the main features which was alongside other Guides doing the same, so it was rather noisy. From there we were able to visit the souvenir/gift shop, we did linger here to avoid the weather.
There was a brief respite in the weather with some lifting of the cloud so we ventured out to walk about despite poor visibility we did get to see some of the site.
To sum it up the trip was not really worth it, the weather put a damper on things
翻译:5月16日,星期六,这是我们沿长江进行的为期三晚的游轮之旅的最后一天。
游轮之旅的最后一站就是参观这座横跨长江的巨大水电站。
遗憾的是,当天的天气并不适合观光——大雨和浓雾笼罩着整个地区。我们所有人都不得不购买塑料雨衣来防止被淋湿。
导游向我们介绍了许多关于这座大坝的信息。我们了解到,大坝的建设工程始于1994年,于2012年完工。这是世界上最大的发电站,拥有32台巨型涡轮机,可产生大量的清洁电能。
我们了解到,施工团队夜以继日地工作;在施工高峰期,参与施工的人数达到了26,000至40,000人。
该大坝的建造与设计目的之一便是控制季节性洪水,提升河流沿岸的安全性并改善航运条件。
我们得以亲眼目睹的大坝设施中,就有那些用于将货船升降至长江不同水位的巨大船闸。我们确实参观了那个大型的室内水坝模型,以及与之相关的运作机制和结构。我们的导游指点了各个主要特征,其他导游也做了同样的讲解,因此现场相当嘈杂。之后我们去了纪念品/礼品店,为了躲避恶劣天气,我们在那里逗留了一会儿。
后来天气稍有好转,云层也稍微散开,于是我们冒险外出散步。虽然能见度不佳,但我们还是得以看到部分景区。总的来说,这次旅行并不值得,天气也破坏了兴致。