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The last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is demolished in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2006. The removal of the cofferdam means the main dam of the Three Gorges Project will formally begin its role in flood control, two years ahead of the schedule. [Xinhua Photo]
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Waves lap the shore after the last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is blown up in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]
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The last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is blown up in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]
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The last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is blown up in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]
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The last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is blown up in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]
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Local people cheer when the last cofferdam is blown up on the Yangtze River in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, June 6, 2006. [Xinhua Photo]
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Demolition of the last cofferdam protecting the just-completed main wall of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest, started at 4:00 on Tuesday afternoon in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, China's longest, with explosives enough to topple down 400 10-storey buildings.
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