In the first quarter of this year, the Three Gorges Dam Scenic Area received a total of 563,500 visitors, a year-on-year increase of 19.25% and a record high for the first quarter. The scenic area has seen increasing popularity year by year, with the numbers of annual tourists exceeding 3.2 million for three consecutive years. (Sanxia Daily: Reporter/Han Jingwen, Correspondent/Chen Yuanyuan)