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No.281 Dongshan Avenue, Yichang, Hubei, China
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Distinctly different lifestyles.
Ships in the lock ready to ascend over 100 meters
Nearly arrival at our destination-- Jiuwan Xi
Yichang School Children
The number of vessels that go about their daily business on this waterway is amazing.
It seems that as you round every bend in the river there is another flotilla of heavily laden ships that are delivering their cargo to Ports up and down this majestic waterway.
From car carriers, container ships, cruise ships, coal or wheat carriers to local fisherman trying to make a living, the Yangtze has it all.
The main reason to come to Chongqing is to take a cruise on the mighty Yangzi River down river to the massive but controversial Three Gorges Dam near Yichang. I booked a first class cabin (as I was travelling on my own and didn't fancy sharing with other Chinese travellers) at a hostel called The Mix Hostel in Chengdu for around Y1490. This included a bus from Chengdu to Chongqing, 3 nights on the boat and a trip along the Little Three Gorges. I arrived on my boat, called the Chang Hang Jiang Shan II, at about 7pm after being taken to the wharf by the cruise company. The itinerary along the way consists of visits to temples, a city called Fengdu, known as the Ghost City, some waterfalls and the Three Gorges themselves known as Qutang Xia, Wu Xia and Xiling Xia. They are not as spectacular as they once were due to the rise in level of the river but still impressive all the same. The best part of the trip was a visit to the Little Three Gorges as the river here, called the Daning, is shallow and the cliffs are very narrow. Make sure this is included in your trip.
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