Oversea Technical Trip 2016
Mainland China – Three Gorges Dam in Yichang & Wuhan
13th to 16th October 2016
Time and Venue:
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Gather: Thursday, 13 October 2016 morning, Hanggang Port,
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Dismiss: Sunday, 16 October 2016 evening, Lok Ma Chau Station
Maximum no. of participants: 25
“ This trip is open to ALL ”
Registration:
For registration, please send your name (with your IOM3 membership number, for member) and contact no. to our
Honorary Secretary, Mr Kelvin Choi at [email protected]
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Deadline of application is 10 September 2016. Successful applicants will be notified accordingly and shall deposit of
$2000 for reservation your seat.
Certificate of Attendance (4 days) for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) will be provided at the end of the event.
Programme Highlights:
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IOM (HK) organizes a technical trip this year to visit the very prestigious and world’s largest hydropower project “The
Three Gorges”. Also the programme highlights of the trip include, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Museum of
Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, Lianziya Scenic Area (Old Landslide Site), East Lake in Wuhan, Yellow Crane Tower
Poetry / Wuhan Riverside
Date
Tentative Itinerary
13 Oct
Gathering Point (Hanggang Port) – Shenzhen North Railway Station – Yichang by High-speed Railway
14 Oct
Gezhou Dam Park – Three Gorges Dam – Lianziya Scenic Area (Old Landslide Site)
15 Oct
Yichang - Wuhan – China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) – Museum of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group)
Corp – East Lake in Wuhan
16 Oct
Yellow Crane Tower Poetry / Wuhan Riverside – Free Time – Shenzhen North Railway Station by Highspeed Railway – Hong Kong (Lok Ma Chau Station)
Fee：HK$4500 each, HK$3500 each for IOM3 Member, (Meals, transportation and accommodation included)
Remarks：(1) The participants must possess a valid travel document. Once confirmed, payment shall be made on/before
10 September 2016 for reservation of tickets. Please purchase travel insurance for your own. (2) Receipt to be given
upon request (3) The itinerary and transportation arrangements are subject to actual situation. (4) Chinese-style group
meals inclusive.
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Detailed Description of:
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, located in Yiling
District, Yichang, Hubei province, China. The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest power station in terms of installed
capacity (22,500 MW). In 2014 the dam generated 98.8 TWh of electricity, setting a new world record by 0.17 TWh
previously held by the Itaipú Dam on the Brazil/Paraguay border in 2013 of 98.63. But in 2015, the Itaipu power plant
resumed the lead in annual worldwide production, producing 89.5 TWh, while production of Three Gorges was 87 TWh.
Except for a ship lift, the dam project was completed and fully functional as of 4 July 2012, when the last of the main water
turbines in the underground plant began production. The ship lift was complete in December 2015. Each main water
turbine has a capacity of 700 MW. The dam body was completed in 2006. Coupling the dam's 32 main turbines with two
smaller generators (50 MW each) to power the plant itself, the total electric generating capacity of the dam is 22,500 MW.
As well as producing electricity, the dam is intended to increase the Yangtze River's shipping capacity and reduce the
potential for floods downstream by providing flood storage space. The Chinese government regards the project as a
historic engineering, social and economic success, with the design of state-of-the-art large turbines, and a move toward
limiting greenhouse gas emissions. However, the dam flooded archaeological and cultural sites and displaced some 1.3
million people, and is causing significant ecological changes, including an increased risk of landslides. The dam has been
a controversial topic both domestically and abroad.
Lianziya Scenic Area
Lianziya Scenic Area is located at Three Gorges in Hubei province, next to Yangtze River. Its height is about 750 meters.
Lianziya is a cliff formed by highly fractured rock mass. The rock mass contains 13 numbers of majors joints, and 58
numbers of minor joints. The maximum joint width is about 5m, with a length of 170m and a depth of 105 m. Specific
engineering measures how to stabilize the potential dangerous rock mass is the key feature to visit. This is considered as
one of living fossil of the world geological research, and has been identified as geological park - Three Gorges national
Geopark.
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
China University of Geosciences, formerly named as Beijing Institute of Geology, is a key national university directly under
the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China. It is regarded as a top university
specialized in geosciences in China and exerts considerable influence within the Chinese mining and oil industry. Its
notable alumni include Wen Jiabao, the Premier of China's State Council, who attended the Beijing Campus when it was
known as the Beijing Institute of Geology (BIG).
Museum of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp
The China's first supergiant iron and steel complex - Museum of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, founded in 2008,
have floor area of over 13,000 square meters, a 3 to 4 storey modern building.
The Museum not only display current situation, growth and history of the modern China's first large steel mills, but also
show the historical changes of China's iron and steel industry. It is an educational and functional integrated museum.
Museum of Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp displayed material from various periods of the steel industry, including
historical documents, and photographs.
Wuhan Iron and Steel is China's first supergiant iron and steel complex. The cumulative production of 177 million tons of
steel, the accumulated profits of 85.4 billion dollars, ranked No. 3 in China, the world number 16. Wuhan Iron and Steel
Group have existing employees of more than 70,000 people; compose of about 60 various companies.
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