The construction time limits for the tower column concrete of Three Gorges Project ship lift is pressed for time and require high accuracy. In order to ensure the construction progress and quality, the hydraulic self-climbing formwork is used. This paper focuses on the construction technology of hydraulic self-climbing formwork, improvement measures of self-climbing formwork as well as structural measures made in the plate girders and corbels department of tower to meet the rising-up of self-climbing formwork on Three Gorges Project ship lift tower column concrete. It has been found that application and improvement of the hydraulic self-climbing formwork construction technology meet the design requirements of the tower column cylinder concrete of the Three Gorges ship lift, effectively improve the construction efficiency, save cost, ensure the engineering quality and improve the safety of the construction,can provide reference for other hydropower project construction.