Bridge at Fengdu

Yangtze River

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May 7th 2006
Spent last 4 nights on "Yangtze River Cruises" boat, the main purpose of which was to view the scenery of the 3 gorges en route to the 3 Gorges Dam. Upon completion in 2009 the dam will have the worlds largest hydropower plant and increase the water level of the river by up to 100metres to make a lake from Yichang, back 660km on the Yangtze to Chongqing. After struggling around 35degree heat in ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more