The picture taken on May 14, 2006, shows a distant view of the giant dam of the Three Gorges hydropower project on the Yangtze River. There are less than 3,000 cubic meters of concrete left to be placed before the dam is finally completed on May 20, 2006, nine months ahead of the schedule. The dam, in two phases -- the right and the left banks, is situated near the Xiling Gorge, the eastern most gorge of the Three Gorges on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The completion of the construction for the dam, 2,309 meters long and 185 meters high, marks the principal part of the project is done. (Xinhua photo)

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