Flood water is released from spillways of the Three Gorges Dam, situated on the Yangtze River, in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, July 25, 2012. The biggest flood peak in nine years smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam as the water inflow into the dam receded on Wednesday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Flood water is released from spillways of the Three Gorges Dam, situated on the Yangtze River, in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, July 25, 2012. The biggest flood peak in nine years smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam as the water inflow into the dam receded on Wednesday morning. Photo: Xinhua
Flood water is released from spillways of the Three Gorges Dam, situated on the Yangtze River, in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, July 25, 2012. The biggest flood peak in nine years smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam as the water inflow into the dam receded on Wednesday morning. Photo: Xinhua
The Three Gorges Dam releases flood water through spillways in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, July 25, 2012. The biggest flood peak, of 71,200 cubic meters per second, in nine years smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam as the water inflow into the dam receded on Wednesday morning. Photo: Xinhua
The Three Gorges Dam releases flood water through spillways in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, July 25, 2012. The biggest flood peak, of 71,200 cubic meters per second, in nine years smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam as the water inflow into the dam receded on Wednesday morning. Photo: Xinhua
The Three Gorges Dam releases flood water through spillways in Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, July 25, 2012. The biggest flood peak, of 71,200 cubic meters per second, in nine years smoothly passed the Three Gorges Dam as the water inflow into the dam receded on Wednesday morning. Photo: Xinhua