Great 10,000-ton vessels carrying cars, computers, coal and steel to the export markets of the world are already ploughing through the three green gorges of Qutang, Wu and Xiling, celebrated by poets and painters in the Tang dynasty.

• 装载着汽车、电脑、煤矿和钢铁的万吨级货船已经从瞿塘、巫和西陵三峡前往世界各出口市场。