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Yangtze River
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Wuhan-3 Gorges Dam

Hong Kong

The Yangtze River is 6,000 kilometers (third longest in the world after the Nile and the Amazon).  We cruise on 1200 km. of the river.  The depth of the river is 40-60 meters.  With the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, the river will rise a further 175 meters.

The three gorges refer to the joint name for Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge, and the Xiling Gorge (40 miles long).

At Wushan we disembark for an excursion along the Danning River via sampan boats to the Three Lesser Gorges refering to the Longmen Gorge, Bawu Gorge, and the Dicui Gorge at the lower reaches of the river.

It might a little difficult to follow our route on the map.  The start of the cruise is on the left (Chongqing) and the end is on the right (Wuhan).  The Minor Three Gorges is the river going up at Wushan.

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Welcome aboard reception Our cabin Our cabin The shower - yes the toilet is in the shower space Chandelier in the boat lobby First night's entertainment by the crew First night's entertainment by the crew First night's entertainment by the crew First night's entertainment by the crew First night's entertainment by the crew First night's entertainment by the crew First night's entertainment by the crew This is what our river boat looked like One of the many towns that will under water when the dam is completed Entering the first of the gorges Bridge over a tributary More of the gorges More of the gorges More of the gorges Another bridge over a tributary More of the gorges Sunrise on the Yangtze River Sunrise on the Yangtze River Sunrise on the Yangtze River Sunrise on the Yangtze River Sunrise on the Yangtze River Sunrise on the Yangtze River Sunrise on the Yangtze River Sunrise on the Yangtze River One of the oldest bridges - from the Ming Dynasty Water sign on hillside - water will be 135 meters in 2003 and 175 meters in 2009 Another river boat in front of us Some river traffic Village already vacated More buildings that will be unwater Going through one of the river locks Going through one of the river locks Going through one of the river locks Going through one of the river locks Going through one of the river locks One of the few bridges across the Yangtze River Wushan - voyage up the Danning River Voyage up the Danning River Voyage up the Danning River Another building that will be underwater Voyage up the Danning River New apartments built above the high water mark Local farming Local vendors wading to our shallow draft boat We are in a shallow draft boat to visit the Lesser Gorges on a river tributary One of the Lesser Gorges Shallow water One of the Lesser Gorges A local fishing in the river Some of the farm land that will be underwater Some smaller canyons that will flooded Canyon walls Area that will flooded Local residents trying to free shallow draft boats that are stuck on the bottom The local village Bank of the river Canyon walls Local farm land Building that will be flooded Local girl Some local people More of the local people One of the Lesser Gorges Bank of the river Passing through a Lesser Gorge Heading to the Yangtze River Erosion from the river water A local boat Notice the rudder control on sampan boat A boat with tourists caught on the shallow bottom lightbox gallery cmsby VisualLightBox.com v6.1