Chinese Academy of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Sciences: China Water Conservancy: Today in History (1949-2010)

From February 26 to March 6, 1958, Premier Zhou Enlai of the State Council, with more than 100 leading comrades and experts from both the central and local governments, inspected the Jingjiang Embankment and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. On March 6, Zhou Enlai made a summary speech in Chongqing, pointing out that "considering the country's long-term economic development and technological conditions, the Three Gorges Project needs to be built and is likely to be built." The relevant work should be carried out with active preparation and full and reliable guidelines. It is also clearly pointed out that "in the future, the main focus of the long-term office will be more on the Three Gorges. Of course, the planning of the Yangtze River Basin should also be completed, and preparations for the construction of the Three Gorges should be made actively, while noting other aspects". 

On February 26, 1978, Premier Hua Guofeng of the State Council formally proposed in the "Report on the Work of the Government" of the Fifth National People's Congress that "the South-to-North Water Transfer Project to divert the Yangtze River water to the north of the Yellow River should be constructed". 

On February 26, 1999, the National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping released the data of accurate surveying and mapping of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the world's largest canyon. The entrance of the Grand Canyon is located in Paixiang Transfer Station, Milin County, Tibet, and the exit is located in Baxika Village, Mutuo County, Tibet. The total length is 504.6 km. The deepest part is 6 009 m, the average depth is 2 268 m, and the narrowest part of the river is 35 M. Four new groups of waterfalls have been found, the widest of which is Badong Waterfall in eastern Tibet, 117.7m wide, and the largest of which is Zadanmu Waterfall, 55.96m wide. 

On February 26, 2005, China Electric Power Daily reported that the excavation of Longtan Underground Powerhouse, the largest underground powerhouse in the world, was completed recently, and the concrete pouring and installation of the embedded parts of the unit were fully laid out, making it the first "world's largest" project to come out. Longtan underground powerhouse is 388.5m long, 76.4m high and 28.5m wide. 

On February 26, 2009, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council signed Decree No. 552 of the State Council, promulgating the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Drought Control. It has been implemented since the date of publication, thus filling in the blank of the legal system of drought resistance in China.