This is a bird's-eye view of the Three Gorges Reservoir. The water level will achieve its target depth of 135 meters Tuesday night, five days ahead of schedule. About 1.3 million rural and urban residents in the Chongqing Municipality and Hubei Province have made way for the gigantic project, which costs a total of 180 billion yuan. [newsphoto.com.cn]
 
 
 

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