Cargo ships berth at Lanlingxi Anchorage Ground and wait to pass the Three Gorges ship locks in Zigui county of central China's Hubei Province, on August 4, 2009. Because of the biggest flood peak, the water influx into the Three Gorges Reservoir reached 42,000 steres per second up to 8:00 PM on August 3, and the Three Gorges ship locks were closed. [Xinhua]

Passengers land at Zigui Port to pass the Three Gorges by bus in Zigui county of central China's Hubei Province, on August 4, 2009. [Xinhua]