Three Gorges (Yangtze River) Photo Gallery and Information Page
| Tours Featuring the Three Gorges: |
| Magnificent Yangtze/Ancient Capitals Deluxe 15-Day Tour (CIT005): Beijing – Three Gorges – Xi’an – Guilin/Yangshuo – Shanghai |
| Mysterious Tibet 16-Day Tour (CIT008): Beijing – Three Gorges – Xi’an – Lhasa – Shanghai |
| Don’t forget that we also offer custom tours to any destination in China, including the Three Gorges! |
The Yangtze River’s Three Gorges feature world-famous scenery that remains spectacular even after the completion of the world’s largest dam near Yichang, just downstream from the gorges. In some places, sheer cliffs rise hundreds of feet above river level.
BASIC FACTS:
Chinese Name: 长江三峡 (traditional characters: 長江三峽; pinyin: Cháng Jiāng Sān Xiá)
Length: 120 miles
Location: along the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) in Hubei Province and Chongqing Municipality (Sichuan Province)
Weather: long, very hot and humid summers; short, mild, and damp winters
Three Gorges Photos
The photos below show some of the sights and attractions that you will see on our tours that include a Yangtze River cruise through the Three Gorges. Please refer to individual itineraries for specific information about the attractions featured on each tour.
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| Tour of the Three Gorges: from the Three Gorges Dam to Chongqing (photo by Rolf Mueller) |
Before and after the dam’s construction (photo by NASA) |
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| Aerial view of the dam (photo by Wikitravel) |
The locks of the Three Gorges Dam (photo by Richard Chambers) |
View from downriver (photo by “The Pocket“) |
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| A Yangtze sunrise (photo by Robin Poll) |
Ships enter the locks (photo by Robin Poll) |
Close enough to have a conversation (photo by Robin Poll) |
Spanning the Yangtze (photo by Robin Poll) |
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| The first gorge: Xiling Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
A clifftop pavilion overlooking Xiling Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
A bridge in Xiling Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
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| Shennong Stream (photo by Anita Ritenour) |
A “hanging coffin” at Shennong Stream (photo by Robin Poll) |
A closeup of the coffin (photo by Robin Poll) |
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| Wu Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
The walls of Wu Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
Wu Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
A cruise ship in Wu Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
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| Qutang Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
Sunrise at Qutang Gorge (photo by Robin Poll) |
“White King Town” (photo by “Gisling“) |
A ghost statue at Fengdu (photo by Robin Poll) |
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| Fengdu, the “City of Ghosts” (photo by Robin Poll) |
A temple at Fengdu (photo by Robin Poll) |
The City of Ghosts bathed in ghostly fog (photo by Gary Larson) |
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| Cultivated fields lining the gorge (photo by Steve Cadman) |
A spectacular view of a peak in Qutang Gorge (photo by Gary Larson) |
Fishermen on the Yangtze (photo by Hershel) |
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| A clifftop building (photo by Anita Ritenour) |
Dwarfed by the gorge (photo by Gary Larson) |
Sheer cliffs (photo by David K.) |
A riverside cave (photo by “Skype Nomad“) |
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| A pagoda on the Yangtze (photo by Jeremy Barwick) |
A riverside walkway (photo by “The Pocket“) |
Shibaozhai Pagoda (photo by Anita Ritenour) |
A Yangtze sampan (photo by Anita Ritenour) |
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| Fishing in the mist (photo by Clark Gregor) |
Buildings clinging to the gorge walls (photo by Eugene Regis) |
Another nice shot of a gorge (photo by Steve Cadman) |
Tours Featuring The Three Gorges:
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