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

On March 4, 1992, China Water Conservancy Daily reported that after two years of safe operation, the 500t bidirectional gantry crane of Longyangxia Hydropower Station has achieved remarkable results, and recently won the first prize of National Science and Technology Progress and the first prize of the Ministry of Mechanical and Electronic Industry. The crane was jointly designed by Northwest Survey and Design Institute and Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Factory and put into operation in April 1989.

On March 4, 1993, Qian Zhengying, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, concluded his inspection of Guangdong and returned to Beijing. During the inspection period, Qian Zhengying pointed out that "correct guidance" should be given to the seemingly emergent phenomenon of river reclamation and beach development, and "no one can rush up in a hurry".

On March 4, 2003, the emergency ecological water replenishment task of Nansi Lake was successfully completed, and the ecosystem of Nansi Lake was initially restored, achieving the desired results. From December 8, 2002 to January 24, 2003, the task of recharging 115 million m3 from the Yangtze River to the lower lakes of Nansi Lake was completed, and from December 20, 2002 to March 4, 2003, the task of recharging 50 million m3 from the lower lakes of Nansi Lake to the upper lakes was completed.

On March 4, 2003, the computer monitoring system of the world's largest hydropower station was installed in the Three Gorges hydropower station. The system is supplied by Swiss Alstom Company and designed by Yangtze River Survey, Planning and Design Institute. The amount of information is more than 39,000.