Jialing River 嘉陵江

Freight volume on the Sichuan section in 2025 exceeded the combined total of the preceding three years, while overall costs for shipping companies across the river basin fell by 44%.

The benefits of this reform centered on building a unified national market are spreading and being realized along the Jialing River. In the Sichuan section, freight volume passing through the locks has hit a record high: the volume in 2025 alone exceeded the combined total for the preceding three years. Across the entire Jialing River basin, shipping companies' overall costs have fallen by 44%. Building materials, coal, grain, mineral materials and other goods are moving back and forth, as the potential of this “golden waterway” is being unlocked at an accelerating pace.