CRUISING THROUGH THE YANGTZE’S THREE GORGES The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River are the main reason we did this cruise; today we got to see this incredible spectacle up close. We spent most of the day craning our necks to take in the views of the mountains […]
CHANG JIANG LANDUO The Yangtze River (or Chang Jiang in Chinese) is immense – the sheer volume of water that flows down this mighty waterway is quite incredible. Even though water levels at the moment are low*, the river is still impressive. For most of the day the […]
ANCIENT LEVEES, FAST TRAINS AND BIG CITY LIGHTS Our time in Sichuan came to an end today, which is a pity as there is so much we haven’t seen in this region! But, as we keep reminding ourselves, this is just our initial foray into China – a […]