Yangtze river -- 3 Gorges

YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE 11/3 Saturday

Board the first class cruise ship 4-STAR PRESIDENT YELLOW CRANE at 0900 (full facilities with private cabins). Cruise the rapid waters of the upper reaches; go ashore at Fengdu, "the City of Ghost".    

Fengdu -Ghost City

Shennong - Lesser 3 Gorges

DAY 15 YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE 11/5 Monday

The ship will pass through the ship lock of Gezhou Dam in the morning, the first dam built on the river in late 1970s. At about 14:00, you will arrive the Jinsha City. A short excursion of visiting the Jinsha Museum and Ancient Wall will be held.  

Slept thru the locks, latish breakfast at 7:30. Most of the day free at 2 docked at Jiangzhou for excursion to museum and city walls. Interesting museum mummy of man found in 1975 from the Warring States period about 500 BC. Well preserved, all organs intact, and skin and muscles still in great shape. Many beautiful objects of sculpture and laquer ware also found there, including a strange chimaera body of snake, head of tiger, with other animals incorporated in its legs. City walls interesting, especially since it s the first time on the trip that we ve had blue skies. Audrey bought a 50 year old teapot. Roasted chestnuts being sold on the street.  

Farewell Banquet

• Donpo pork - extremely tender pork leg, with delicious skin & fat
• Deep fried fish with sweet sauce
• Shredded beef with peppers
• Deep fried string beans
• Stir fried cauliflower
• Steamed won tons with spinach filling
• Chicken with peanuts
• Scallops with cashews
• Roasted chicken
• 3 gorges soup fish ball soup with mountains of egg white

Some of the best food on the trip much better than we d been led to expect.

Wuhan
Dragon cruise ship, Yangtze River, Chongqing [click to enlarge] Shoreside loading ramp, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Fishermen, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Factory, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Ship's crew, Yangtze River [click to enlarge]	Tugboat with Chinese flag, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Factory, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] sampan, Yangtze River Fuling [click to enlarge] Wu Gorge, cruise ship, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Wu Gorge, cruise ship, Yangtze River [click to enlarge]	Wu Gorge, cruise ship, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Water buffalo and calf, Shennong Stream Badong [click to enlarge] Cruise ship, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Coal sluice, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Bridge and tributary stream, Yangtze River [click to enlarge]	sampan, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River [click to enlarge] Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River [click to enlarge]