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00:00:39China's Lu Hua Xiang Shan The home between mountains and rivers is exclusively sponsored by Lu Hua Peanut Oil
00:00:48year of the construction of the Pinglu Canal.
00:00:51134.2 kilometers of navigation channel and three major hydraulic hubs will all be
00:00:55completed .
00:00:57The new water channel
00:00:59at the end of the water
00:01:13is about to be officially
00:01:17opened
00:01:24. But for the builders of the canal, the canal from scratch
00:01:29is only the first step
00:01:31. How to make ships accurately dispatch hundreds of thousands of tons of water each time
00:01:35. How to let one 5,000-ton ship
00:01:39successfully enter and exit the hub . The entire canal
00:01:42system will undergo a final inspection
00:01:46. The moment the engineers have been waiting for
00:01:50has finally arrived
00:01:51.
00:02:43The 22nd China-ASEAN Expo is underway in Nanning, Guangxi
00:02:47. In just three days,
00:02:50more than 3,260 exhibitors from more than 60 countries
00:02:54gathered here . Attracting
00:02:57more than 220,000 people to participate on site
00:03:01. People from all over China and ASEAN countries rushed here, bringing goods
00:03:05and orders, and also bringing expectations for future cooperation
00:03:09.
00:03:29Seize this opportunity. ASEAN, an economy that is growing rapidly
00:03:33, consists of 11 countries with a total population of over
00:03:37690 million , accounting for approximately
00:03:406% of the global economy , and has been China's largest trading partner
00:03:44for many consecutive years . This
00:03:47region has a young population, a continuously expanding consumer
00:03:51market, and abundant resources
00:03:54, while China has the world's most complete
00:03:58industrial manufacturing system
00:04:00. It is precisely because of this mutual demand that a huge
00:04:04industrial chain and trade network are becoming increasingly closely
00:04:08connected . And how to make goods
00:04:11reach each other faster and more economically . The opening of the Pinglu
00:04:15Canal will provide a brand new answer
00:04:34. Before the Pinglu Canal was completed , 300 kilometers
00:04:38away, Changzhou Water Conservancy. Here
00:04:41an important safety guarantee experiment is about to be conducted
00:04:44. The Tengxian No. 03 with a displacement of 5,000 tons
00:04:48, fully loaded with ore , enters the No. 3 ship lock
00:04:52. It will be tested here as an important safety guarantee
00:04:55of the Pinglu Canal . The ship
00:04:59lock is key to solving the water level difference
00:05:03in the canal , but it also
00:05:06harbors huge risks . Once a 5-ton cargo ship enters the upstream
00:05:10ship lock and loses control .
00:05:42Therefore, the ship lock of the Pinglu Canal must have multiple
00:05:45protections . As early as the beginning of construction, the Pinglu Canal
00:05:48upgraded its materials , opting for higher grade steel
00:05:52and thicker plates . Generally, ship lock materials
00:05:55can withstand 30 tons of impact , which meets the conventional standard
00:05:59. However, the Pinglu Canal will raise the protection standard
00:06:02to 100 tons , but this is far
00:06:06from enough . Today's
00:06:10...
00:07:12Cargo ships must moor at designated positions as required
00:07:16. To achieve this , it relies on the captain's accurate control
00:07:20of the power system . But today the captain
00:07:24will deliberately turn off the power system
00:07:26.
00:07:28。
00:07:38No matter how strong the people are, they cannot withstand thousands of tons of cargo
00:07:42.
00:08:57The best outcome is that all risks are predicted in advance . In every
00:09:00super project, true safety does not simply
00:09:04come from a certain technology , it comes from the engineer's prediction
00:09:07of every risk , and before completion
00:09:11.
00:09:24At the same time, another experiment is also being intensely tested in the waters at the mouth of the Pinglu Canal. A cargo ship loaded with 5,000 tons of plums is preparing to
00:09:28leave the shore. This is not an ordinary plum transportation ship, its
00:09:32hull is covered with dozens of detectors
00:09:34.
00:09:37And the destination of this trip is Qingzhou Port, a few kilometers away
00:09:40.
00:09:45In China's maritime regulations, inland river vessels are strictly prohibited
00:09:49from navigating in the complex environment of the ocean
00:09:52. This is not only due to driving experience
00:09:56, but also various factors such as whether the ship itself has sufficient anti-corrosion
00:10:00and anti-storm capabilities
00:10:03. However, the Pinglu Canal is an exception
00:10:07. Its destination is Qingzhou Port
00:10:11, facing the open sea
00:10:40. Today's experiment includes large-angle turns, linear acceleration
00:10:41.
00:10:48Several subjects such as sudden loss of power during sailing. Comprehensive examination of the structural stability of the hull of inland river vessels in
00:10:52the marine environment .
00:11:10This is the first time that a 5,000-ton inland river cargo ship has entered the waters of Qingzhou Port . The experiment
00:11:13must be very careful . 32
00:11:16stress detectors collect hull deformation data in real time
00:11:20, which is converted into computer-readable data through strain gauges
00:11:24.
00:11:55In order to prepare for the upcoming Pinglu Canal to enter the sea for
00:11:59safe navigation assessment , Class A channel division and
00:12:03legislation . These data
00:12:05will create China's latest river-sea intermodal standard system
00:12:09. And standards are never just technical details
00:12:13. They determine where a ship can go
00:12:17, and they also determine the cost at which a commodity can reach
00:12:21any corner of the world .
00:12:33Before the opening, Wang Jieyun came to Xinzhou Port Sea
00:12:36to inspect the construction of the mooring area
00:12:52. Basically, two to three can be guaranteed a day. The mooring area inspected by Wang Jieyun this time is located near the exit of the Pinglu Canal
00:12:56and Qingzhou Port . This is
00:13:00where all ships wait at sea before entering the canal
00:13:03. Ships are secured by ropes in the mooring area consisting of 75 berthing
00:13:07piles , reducing the impact
00:13:11of complex offshore conditions on river ships . Wang Jieyun knows
00:13:15that this place must not be taken lightly
00:13:17.
00:13:22If there was no mooring area , it would be here
00:15:08. This is the first specialized grain transshipment terminal customized
00:15:11by Qingzhou Port for the Pinglu Canal . Each grain silo can efficiently store
00:15:15and transship 10,000 tons of grain . The terminal
00:15:19has the capacity to simultaneously berth two 70,000-ton ocean-going grain bulk
00:15:23carriers . When the Pinglu Canal opens, they
00:15:27will become a key hub for efficient transshipment of bulk grain
00:15:30at home and abroad .
00:15:33In the near future , when the first ship truly enters ...
00:15:48This is a huge ocean shipping network that can quickly connect
00:15:52to the ocean shipping system . Containers and bulk cargo from Guangxi
00:15:55, Yunnan, Guizhou , Chongqing, and Sichuan
00:15:58and other broader regions in western China
00:16:02will all be able to directly enter this port
00:16:06along the Pinglu Canal
00:16:15. Then from here, they will be transshipped efficiently to ASEAN and global markets. While Qingzhou Port is rapidly upgrading , the other end of the freight chain
00:16:19is also undergoing changes . This
00:16:23is Guiping, a shipyard that is located along the river
00:16:26, where hundreds of ships are built and completed every year
00:16:30. Now this shipyard has also felt the changes
00:16:34. Order demand has increased from
00:16:37the previous 2,000 to 3,000 ton ships to
00:16:415,000 ton ships , especially new energy powered
00:16:45ships, which have become the main product built here
00:16:48. Today is especially busy
00:16:50.
00:16:55I'll take you to see
00:16:57.
00:17:07This 5,000-ton LNG-powered cargo ship customized by Li Yun
00:17:11has completed its construction on land and is about to be launched
00:17:14. This is a new energy powered cargo ship that took ten months
00:17:18to build . Although the construction cost
00:17:21is twice that of traditional diesel ships . But Li Yun
00:17:25, who has 18 years of sailing experience, has his own plans
00:17:29. It has a high cost
00:17:31now
00:18:07. is an important day
00:18:10.
00:18:17Six huge rubber airbags were inserted into the bottom of the 800-ton LNG-powered ship
00:18:21. They were once
00:18:25filled with high-pressure gas . Each
00:18:29airbag can lift more than 100 tons of weight
00:18:31.
00:18:35Lifting this ship is just the beginning of the work
00:18:41. They have to skillfully use these airbags to release
00:18:45and inflate the air in turns
00:18:48. Move the ship out of the berth and push it into the river little by little
00:18:51. 12 people are divided into two groups, each person
00:18:55speaks little, all relying on years of practiced experience and tacit cooperation
00:18:59.
00:19:00。
00:19:09Four hours later, the bow was lifted high
00:19:12, and the real danger was about to come
00:19:15.
00:19:17The ship that is launched for the first time will not have propellers and rudders
00:19:21installed. Without power , the biggest risk
00:19:25is the first minute after entering the water . The ship's anchor
00:19:29must be dropped in time to prevent the ship from losing
00:19:32control on the river
00:19:33.
00:19:39Today this waterway is a bit busy
00:19:42. Everyone can only
00:19:45wait
00:19:47.
00:19:55Half an hour later , the opportunity came
00:19:58.
00:20:12The workers at the bow promptly dropped two anchors
00:20:15.
00:20:17。
00:20:22Everything went smoothly, and the ship was fixed in the river
00:20:25.
00:20:28Larger tonnage, higher efficiency , cleaner new ships
00:20:32are launched, demonstrating the huge potential
00:20:35of the Pinglu Canal's shipping
00:20:42. The changes brought by the canal are not limited to industry and trade
00:20:45. Along the canal, some people also
00:21:04settle down and start businesses here. Although Xinjiang runs through it, Shi Lifen's
00:21:07childhood memories did not contain many scenes about water
00:21:11. My parents came here to do business very early
00:21:15on
00:21:15.
00:21:22Eight years ago, Shi Lifen was about to get married
00:21:26. Buying a new house was their top priority
00:21:29. When she came to see the house, she went to the balcony
00:21:32and looked down, wow, it was open. Immediately
00:21:35.
00:21:39Shi Lifen and his wife finally bought a river view house near Zicai Bridge
00:21:42. Eight years later, today, Shi Lifen
00:21:46is already a mother of two children . With
00:24:25the same anticipation for this moment to arrive soon , there are also more people
00:24:28along the canal
00:24:30.
00:24:3512 kilometers away from Pinglu Canal, Yandun Town, Linshan County
00:24:38.
00:24:45Huang Pingxiu and his apprentice are preparing for an important
00:24:49task
00:24:51. They are making their best Yandun Drum for the opening of the canal
00:24:55. This ancient art has been passed down in the local area
00:24:59for over a thousand years
00:25:00.
00:25:04Drums were first used to transmit information and scare away beasts. Later, people began to use them to welcome spring
00:25:08, worship ancestors, and celebrate harvest
00:25:10. These days, Huang Pingxiu practices
00:25:14and prepares every day , looking forward to
00:25:17the future
00:25:33. The opening of a canal changes more than just the shipping routes
00:25:36of cargo ships . For the people along the line, they will
00:25:40be connected to a larger coordinate system because of the canal
00:25:44. More ships will come, and more
00:25:48goods will pass through
00:25:52. More and more people and enterprises will also settle here
00:25:56because of this . For the people living here
00:26:00, this will not only bring new jobs .
00:26:16On July 4, 2026 , Typhoon Mesak
00:26:20landed in Guangxi . It brought not only fierce
00:26:23winds, but also greater pressure from continuous
00:26:27rainfall . Guangxi experienced
00:26:31a once-in-a-century extreme heavy rainfall
00:26:34. A large amount of rainwater flowed into the Pinglu Canal and its upstream areas
00:26:37. The cumulative water flow exceeded 700 million cubic meters
00:26:41, which is equivalent to 50 West Lakes of water suddenly
00:26:45rushing into the newly completed Pinglu Canal
00:26:48in a short period of time . At this time, according to the Pinglu Canal
00:26:52construction plan, it was about to prepare for the full-line ship trial
00:26:56stage, but due to the arrival of Mesak , all work
00:26:59was forced to stop . As the
00:27:02rainfall increased, the floodwaters from the Xinjiang River flowed into the main channel
00:27:06.
00:27:06。
00:27:13Waiting for the flood to arrive .
00:27:16Facing the extremely severe heavy rainfall , the digital water system
00:27:20began to play a key role . The water volume
00:27:23at various parts of the canal navigation channel was accurately calculated and aggregated
00:27:27to the digital water system center
00:27:31. At the same time, through
00:27:43what we see as a logistics and transportation channel, the canal
00:27:47conceals a huge function that is not generally known
00:27:51.
00:27:54As early as its initial design, the Pinglu Canal served as a flood control and discharge function
00:27:57for the Xijiang River system
00:27:59.
00:28:40A typhoon allowed all waterways, bridges, and hubs
00:28:44and other core projects to be fully inspected
00:28:48. Next, the testing work before opening can be fully carried out
00:28:52. The development opportunity that everyone has been eagerly
00:28:55awaiting is gradually appearing before everyone's
00:28:59eyes .
00:29:02This is Nanning Port, an important transfer port
00:29:06where the Pinglu Canal connects to the Xijiang River
00:29:10. A new rail-mounted gantry crane is undergoing
00:29:13its final installation work
00:29:16.
00:29:20In the future, more containers and bulk cargo will be
00:29:23directly transshipped onto cargo ships and sent along the canal
00:29:27to Qingzhou Port at the estuary
00:29:30.
00:30:35Development opportunity. When transportation methods change , where to produce
00:30:39will also be redefined . And the opening of the Pinglu Canal
00:30:43brings more opportunities to enterprises
00:30:46, and also brings more possibilities for upgrading
00:30:50. An economic zone born because of the canal
00:30:54is gradually emerging
00:30:55.
00:31:00It's less than 120 days until the canal officially opens
00:31:04. Around the 22nd, let's get ready
00:31:06.
00:31:15Today, Cheng Yaofei came to the Qishi hub and entered this underground structure
00:31:19that is about to be filled with water . This is his last
00:31:23inspection of this underground waterway . We will conduct
00:31:27a comprehensive inspection and elimination of potential hazards before this flood discharge
00:31:31. That is, all the original ones have been inspected
00:31:33.
00:31:38We will integrate them in one direction
00:31:38.
00:31:43Today we see all of them.
00:32:15Personnel cannot enter
00:32:16.
00:32:21This structure is the first time in China that a three-stage water-saving
00:32:24lock structure has been adopted in water transport engineering
00:32:28. After multiple design方案 changes, the painstaking research and development
00:32:32of high-speed hoisting equipment , and the efforts of thousands of builders
00:32:36for more than three years , it finally
00:32:39transformed from paper to reality
00:32:42. It is for water
00:33:15. Now open the No. 1 water gate . The No. 1 water gate is opening .
00:33:18。
00:33:23The three discharge gates on one side of the canal hub open simultaneously
00:33:26. The height is controlled at 25 centimeters
00:33:30. It pours 70 cubic meters
00:33:34of water per second . At this speed, it only takes
00:33:3736 seconds to fill an Olympic standard swimming pool
00:33:41. Today, we are
00:34:15. The data obtained from a year of model experiments by himself and his team has now been magnified by more than 30 times
00:34:19. Will it be verified in the real world
00:34:22? Everyone is waiting for the answer
00:34:26.
00:34:29。
00:34:35The flushing work is about to begin .
00:34:39。
00:34:57In the middle and low water saving pools
00:34:59.
00:35:06From the current debugging situation ,
00:35:10the results of our model experiments are almost the same
00:35:13.
00:35:16The water saving pool system is running smoothly , and the first batch of data collected
00:35:20provides important support for continuously optimizing the operation plan
00:35:24. Debugging work will continue
00:35:27here until the Pinglu Canal opens
00:35:30.
00:35:32。
00:35:37While various hubs are intensifying debugging , the Pinglu
00:35:41Canal starts 300 kilometers northwest
00:36:27. It also needs to import resources from overseas to support
00:36:29. In the past, the only
00:36:32choice for the transportation of these bulk cargo resources was to connect
00:36:35from Zhaotong Shuifu Port to the Yangtze River to the east
00:36:39, and then continue along the Yangtze River to the port
00:36:43of Shanghai . The waterway journey is as long as
00:36:462800 kilometers . This was a
00:36:50long and difficult journey, but after the Baise Water Conservancy hub was completed , ocean cargo can choose
00:36:54to pass through the Baise Water Conservancy hub from Funing Port in Wenshan
00:37:33. It's not just western China that's connected to this global trade network
00:37:36. 2,000 kilometers south of the Pinglu Canal
00:37:40is Gilonggo, Malaysia , a rapidly developing city
00:37:44in the ASEAN region . Young
00:37:47people love to follow the fashion trends
00:37:50.
00:37:52Valerie has lived in Gilonggo since childhood
00:37:56. Two months ago
00:38:27, she was deeply cooperating with the automobile manufacturing industry in Guangxi, China
00:38:31. Every week, containers from Guangxi are shipped
00:38:35here by sea to transport auto parts
00:38:57. The model is to split automobile manufacturing among different countries
00:39:01. It can help emerging developing countries
00:39:05to enter a complex industrial production chain more quickly
00:39:09and complete the manufacturing of global products locally
00:39:12. This is a mutually beneficial and win-win
00:39:16cooperation model . China
00:39:19has the advantage of full industrial chain manufacturing . Malaysia
00:39:23has local human resources and assembly production capacity
00:39:26. This combination can help Malaysia's automobile manufacturing
00:39:30industry quickly achieve localization
00:39:34, improve local employment rates and overall income levels
00:39:37, and the industrial chain is distributed across different
00:39:41countries, so parts must cross national borders efficiently and economically
00:39:45. The Pinglu Canal here becomes
00:39:49a key link, connecting different countries to the same
00:39:52trade chain . Goods made in China
00:39:56,
00:39:59durians from Malaysia, Thai rice and rubber
00:40:03, Vietnamese fruits . Various high-quality products
00:40:07from different countries and regions will all gather in this trade chain
00:40:10, exchange with each other , and become a part
00:40:14of people's lives
00:40:15.
00:40:19Everyone's expectations still need to be realized step by step
00:40:23by the builders of the Pinglu Canal
00:40:25.
00:40:28It's 45 days until the Pinglu Canal officially opens
00:40:32. At night , two 5,000-ton cargo ships
00:40:36, one empty and one fully loaded , slowly sailed into the Pinglu Canal
00:40:39.
00:40:41。
00:40:44This means that the first ship trial of the Pinglu Canal has
00:40:48officially begun . First, let us
00:40:51introduce the process of tomorrow's trial
00:40:55.
00:42:07The test starts at the test location chosen here
00:42:11. The turning radius of this bend is relatively the smallest in the entire navigable section
00:42:15. At the same time, next to it is a newly built cross-river
00:42:19bridge . The rules of ship navigation are completely different
00:42:22from those of cars on the road .
00:42:25It is greatly affected by water flow agitation
00:42:29. Although the Pinglu Canal is an artificial
00:42:33canal, it follows the natural river flow, and the continuous flow of water
00:42:36affects ship navigation . But when two ships
00:42:40pass each other, the local turbulence generated by the water flow will still affect the normal
00:42:44sailing path of the other ship .
00:42:47。
00:42:54In normal shipping regulations, ships all rely on high-tech
00:42:58auxiliary navigation systems to accurately grasp the ship's navigation
00:43:02trajectory . At the same time, it is strictly forbidden to
00:43:05pass ships in bends and under bridges . But this time is an exception
00:43:09. The test ship actively chose an extreme condition for a
00:43:13field crossing test . This test data
00:43:17will find a more reasonable solution for future ship
00:43:20relative navigation
00:43:32. Today he needs to organize all the teams that are building and debugging here
00:43:36to welcome the arrival of the first fleet
00:45:28. This extreme condition test verified the design of the Pinglu Canal and the early warning of the ship auxiliary
00:45:32navigation system .
00:45:34An hour later the fleet arrived at the Madao hub
00:45:38.
00:45:45Different types of ships gradually began to enter the lock
00:45:48. Half a year ago , the Lan clan, which was tested at the Changzhou Water Conservancy hub
00:45:52, also rose from the water and began its protection
00:45:56work
00:45:57.
00:46:00This lock, which is currently the most difficult to construct in China and the largest
00:46:04inland river water-saving lock in the world,
00:46:08welcomed its first real test
00:47:40. In September 2026, the canal
00:47:43will be fully open . This is the first artificial
00:47:47canal opened by new China to connect rivers to the sea
00:47:50, and it is also, so far , the highest-grade river-sea
00:47:54connecting canal in the world
00:47:56.
00:48:04It runs all the way and merges into the Beibu Gulf, embracing
00:48:08and integrating with the sea .
00:48:11A canal embodies the great vision of China in the new era
00:48:15, the institutional advantages, technological power
00:48:19, and engineering confidence .
00:48:48A canal helps revitalize the country's spirit. What it rewrites
00:48:52is not only the trajectory of rivers flowing for thousands of years
00:48:56, but also reshapes the new pattern of development and opening up
00:49:00in western China . One canal, a thousand miles, two hundred million
00:49:04联动, breaking through billions of years of geographical barriers
00:49:07, Guangxi will henceforth fully face the sea
00:49:11. The shipping pattern of southwest China has been completely transformed
00:49:14. Guangxi's vast inland area has a golden outlet
00:49:18to the ocean . The southwest land
00:50:01. This is the Pinglu Canal , a river of dreams
00:50:04, a river of hope , a river of openness
00:50:08. It belongs to Guangxi, belongs to
00:50:12China, and even more
00:50:13to the whole world
00:50:16.
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