Aerial photo taken on June 8, 2020 shows ships passing through the ship lock of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The water level of the Three Gorges reservoir dropped to 144.99 meters as of Monday afternoon, two days ahead of schedule, in a bid to make room to contain water from potential seasonal flooding. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)