Going Through the Locks

Three Gorges Dam

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November 8th 2010
Early start today despite the early morning arrival - but this was another highlight of the trip for me. We breakfasted at 7am then off the boat by 8am to drive to visit the 3 Gorges Dam itself. The statistics of the Dam are mind boggling and I won't repeat too many of them but the trip to get there was an experience - we docked against 5 other cruise boats and had to wend out way through the lo ... read more

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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