http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yangtze-River/Shennong-Stream/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Yangtze River , Shennong Stream en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 06:14:01 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 06:14:01 +0000 Although my post concerns what we did on Friday it is Sunday here and I've been checking on my DAWGS. Good news today for the Dawg Nation although looking at the play recap we appear to have had a couple of moments of anxiety.Friday on the YangtzeToday we took an extra excursion to the White Emperor City which dates from 25 AD. Apparently a high official in region looked at the mountain and sa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yangtze-River/Shennong-Stream/blog-343047.html Our departure from Tibet wasnrsquot straight forward well there was no chance that it would be really was there Our flight to Chongqing the gateway to the Yangtze River was cancelled and after a lot of calls to the agent we decided to head to Chengdu instead and take a bus to Chongqing. Any extra delay would mean that we would miss the departure of our Yangtze Cruise boat which we had al http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yangtze-River/Shennong-Stream/blog-341405.html We were warned about not drinking too much this morning as the toilets on the ferry are squatties. We take a ride down the Shennong Stream where we transfer to peapod boats. The Shennong Stream is a tributary of the Yangtze River off of the Three Gorges area. We were told and I read that today is when we see the famous hanging coffins. I was glad I was on the right side of the boat and h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yangtze-River/Shennong-Stream/blog-258616.html Today we head for Shennong Stream.But first we go through Qutang Gorge and The Wu Gorge.The sights were unforgetable.Took loads of photos just too many to post to the site.The trip with the boat men was awesome Wish it could have been longerThe farewell banquet later in the day just rounded it all off.One comment though the portions could have been bigger.And while I'm at it the drinks http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yangtze-River/Shennong-Stream/blog-209017.html