On October 31, 2014, floating garbage such as plastic foam, old shoes, bottles, tree branches and weeds gathered in the near-shore area of the Three Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River in the scenic area of Qu Yuan's hometown at Fenghuang Mountain, Zigui County, Hubei Province. Most of this floating garbage is the Yangtze River flood period and the Three Gorges water storage period from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Many tourists say, these floating garbage is an eyesore, calling on the relevant departments to salvage and clean up in a timely manner.