The Three Gorges project is a large and complex project. From project justification to design and construction, a lot of problems with its navigation technique were studied and discussed. At that time, the experts and technicians of the navigation department made unremitting efforts and found better solutions. The Three Gorges dam was completed and at present the comprehensive benefits of the project are being brought into play. In recent years, the amount of traffic in Chuanjiang river section has been increasing rapidly. The work and its accomplishments in the earlier period, such as the decision-making of the project construction time, the selection of reservoir characteristic levels, the optimization of configuration and layout of navigation structures, the justification and determination of navigation channel dimensions and its maintenance measures, the identification and implementation of navigation scheme during construction period, as well as the optimization of reservoir operation program, etc, are all effective. This paper attempts to discuss the successful experience of the Three Gorges project construction as viewed from navigation, which may be helpful to similar project construction in the future.