Yangtze River, The Three Gorges and the Dam

Asia » China
April 30th 2006

Published: May 18th 2006

After leaving the monastery we have the tedium of a 7.5 hour bus journey to Quinchong, where we will start our Yangtze River cruise. None of us are looking forward to bus journey, not just because of the length, but also because on previous buses some of the passengers frequently spat loudly out of the window. At first we are feeling smug with ourselves, because we have managed to get the front s... Read Full Entry

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18th May 2006

Zoe
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Wow !
Fantastic ! I love your travel blog and like the fact I am alerted when there is a new one ! It's great to get something that gives me belly laughs on my computer...! (maybe that sentence should have been re arranged ...!) The photos are brilliant tho I wish that I hadn't pressed' full image ' on the horrible fried chickens ....! What is a hacky sac ? ... have I missed something .... ? Zoe

19th May 2006

Gav and Flick
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missing backgammon!
Hi Guys - hurry up and add to the blog! We are in Vietnam and loving it at the mo. Found a backgammon board for a game in hnom Penh, but otherwise, trying to master draughts - not a patch on the gammon though. Had a great time with you both in China and will follow the rest of your travels. Hopefully will catch up with you in London in a few months. All the best Gav and Flick

21st May 2006

Rob Main
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From Basingstoke
Great to see you Great to see the places must be even better in the flesh.Glad you are enjoying it all.Rob Sandy Sophie and George

22nd May 2006

Alec
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Topical
Your timing for getting this chapter up is very good - Today program this weekend carried a brief report that the 3 Gorges dam was now complete but that (critics?) said there was considerable pollution already of the waters behind the dam (not visible in your pic!) Do the locks at the Yichang dam work in the same way as ones on (say) the Leeds - Liverpool canal? How big are the boats in your picture? -They seem to have several decks. This is a tremendous batch of photos in this chapter, with the Lesser Gorges shots, the television man, the terrible geese delivery and cooking chickens, and the individual portraits - not to mention the drenched photographers! Are you eating from the food stalls?

23rd May 2006

carol,support worker in alecs class.
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fantastic pictures
Looked at all your pictures ,they are amazing! i really like the high dam one and the one of the waterfall. How did they manage to get a coffin that high,and why would they do that? Hope u carry on having a great time,look forward to seeing more of ur journey.

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