Shore excursion of Yangtze River Three Gorges Cruise

Three Gorges:

- Qutang Gorge:

Qutang Gorge starts from DaXi of Wushan County to White Emperor City of Fengjie County, Chongqing. The total length is 8 km. The scenery is the most grand and precipitous in Yangtze River Three Gorges. < full story...>

- Wuxia Gorge:

Wuxia Gorge is famed for its deep valley, in another words, deep valley means high mountains aside. This gorges are 45km long, from the Daninghe river of Wushan county to Guandukou of Badong.<full story...>

- Xiling Gorge

Xiling Gorge starts at Xiang Xi (Fragrant Stream)and zigzags for 76 kilometres (47 miles) down to Yichang . It is known for being the most dangerous of the three gorges to travel through, with frightening whirlpools and strong rapids. <full story...>

 

Ghost City - Fengdu

Fengdu is located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, known as the "Ghost City" to most Chinese people, it got its reputation as the "Ghost City" in the Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - A.D. 220)<full story...>

 

White Emperor City

White Emperor City or Baidi Temple has a quite good position for a villa anyway, it is located at on the north bank of Yangtze and the entrance of Qutang Gorge as well as the starting point of Three Gorges, 8 kilometers from Fengjie county. At the pier, the building has sank into water, many fishers sell the fried Yangtze fishes at a reasonable price, sedan chair is available from the pier to Baidicheng portal with two chair men, it costs about RMB 40 for up-carrying. En route tourists will see a 175-meter water level of Three Gorges Project. <full story...>

 

Shibaozhai (Shibao Village)

This is the stone structure of ancient construction with four walls like truncates and the height of 50 meters, standing erected on the east of Zhong County north shore Yangtze River on the jade India mountain <full story...>

 

Shennong Stream

Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve. Drifting along the stream, you'll be able to enjoy not only the beautiful scenery along the River, but also see cliff-wallows swishing in the air, groups of monkeys sporting among the trees <full story...>

Lesser Three Gorges

Lesser Three Gorges is one of the exciting and famous stops in the Yangtze Three Gorges. It refers to the three separate valleys of the Daning River, namely "Dragon-Gate Gorge", "Misty Gorge" and "Dicui (Emerald) Gorge".<full story...>

 

Three Gorges Dam

The dam site is 27 miles upstream from Yichang City proper, at Sandouping Town, 38km upstream from the Gezhouba Dam Lock, inside the third of the Three Gorges. It is planned to be by far the largest hydroelectric project in the world. The Project calls for the construction of a concrete dam, a hydroelectric power plant and a series of locks just below the scenic Three Gorges region. The project is designed to be built in three phases and is scheduled for completion in year 2009. <full story...>

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