Ships sail on the waters of the Bingshu Baojian Gorge in Zigui County, Hubei Province after the water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir has dropped on June 13 (drone photo).

　　At 8 a.m. that day, the water level of the reservoir dropped to 150 meters, releasing more than 80% of its flood-control storage, and entering the flood-control period of the flood season. (Xinhua/Wang Gang)