The Three Gorges opens its sluices for water discharge in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, July 3, 2012. The first flood peak in this year's flood season arrived at the Three Gorges Dam on Tuesday, with the water influx into the Three Gorges Reservoir reaching 42,000 cubic meters per second, hitting this year's record high. The outbound flow rose to 34,000 cubic meters per second on Monday evening due to floodwater from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. [Photo/Xinhua]