Yangtse, Tiger Leaping Gorge

I'm not sure of the vertical range in this picture but I think it is ~2000m. The highest point of the mountains, probably not visible, is 5500m whilst the Yangtse is ~2500m at this point.

Vanishing Charlie Street

June 27th 2005
Unrest in the Southwest - foaming torrents and gurgling stomachs in Yunnan Provence. As ever we left Chengdu by overnight train, arriving early in the morning in Panzhihua, close to the Sichuan/Yunnan border. Overnight we had passed through some high mountains, with Kim's popping ears keeping her awake much of the night. We were swiftly bundled onto a dishevelled old bus ready for the tortuous ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan

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

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