In Wuhan City, Zhou Jiahe, a 22-year-old young man, signed up recently for flood prevention and levee patrol work that's now extended to three generations of his family.

His father and grandfather volunteered in battling the 1954 and 1998 floods, respectively. Zhou said his father named him "Jiahe" with a wish that he would protect the country. So, he decided it was time for him to do the same thing his family did.