The sluice gates of the Three Gorges Dam are opened for the first time this year as flood water from heavy rain hurtles down the swollen Yangtze River in Yichang city, Central 皇冠体育app's Hubei province, July 3, 2012. All 32 generators of 皇冠体育app's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, went into production on Monday, July 2 as flood season arrived. Located on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, 皇冠体育app's longest waterway, the Three Gorges Project consists of a 185-meter-high dam, a five-tier ship lock, a reservoir and 32 hydropower generators. [Photo/Xinhua]

The sluice gates of the Three Gorges Dam are opened for the first time this year as flood water from heavy rain hurtles down the swollen Yangtze River in Yichang city, Central 皇冠体育app's Hubei province, July 3, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]