August 14 witnessed an endless stream of visitors in the Three Gorges Dam Scenic Area despite the scorching sun. The tourists got a closer look at the grand dam from the 185 Platform, Tanziling Scenic Area (the best place to have a panorama view of the Three Gorges Dam Project), etc., enjoying the beautiful scenery of the gorges areas. The Three Gorges Dam Scenic Area continues to receive waves of tourist.

　　In the first half of this year, the Three Gorges Dam received 1,501,000 visits and realized tourism revenue of 54.45 million yuan, an increase of 918% and 1,215% respectively. (Correspondent/Zhou Guorong)