Magnificent Yangtze / Ancient Capitals Deluxe 15-Day Tour (CIT005) Days 6-8
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Tour of the Three Gorges: from the Three Gorges Dam to Chongqing |
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Bird's-eye view of the dam |
The locks of the Three Gorges Dam |
View from downriver |
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A Yangtze sunrise |
Ships enter the locks |
Close enough to have a conversation |
Spanning the Yangtze |
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The first gorge: Xiling Gorge |
A clifftop pavilion overlooking Xiling Gorge |
A bridge in Xiling Gorge |
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The "Little Three Gorges" |
...not really so little |
Shennong Stream |
Rowboats on Shennong |
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Shennong Stream |
A "hanging coffin" at Shennong Stream |
A closeup of the coffin |
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Wu Gorge |
The walls of Wu Gorge |
Wu Gorge |
A cruise ship in Wu Gorge |
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Qutang Gorge |
Sunrise at Qutang Gorge |
A ghost statue at Fengdu |
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Fengdu, the "City of Ghosts" |
A temple at Fengdu |
The City of Ghosts bathed in ghostly fog |
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Cultivated fields lining the gorge |
A spectacular view of a peak |
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A clifftop building |
Dwarfed by the gorge |
A riverside cave |
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A pagoda on the Yangtze |
A riverside walkway |
Shibaozhai Pagoda |
A Yangtze sampan |
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Fishing in the mist |
Buildings clinging to the gorge walls |
Another nice shot of a gorge |
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