Yangtze River Cruise

China, Tibet, Hong Kong and Macau Trip

Yangtze River Cruise
September 28 - October 2, 2006

Yangtze River



Empty buildings awaiting the rise of the river behind the Three Gorges Dam



City being relocated to higher ground as water rises



Caves



An abondonded village with the last crop before the river rises



Daning River tour



Terraces



Relocated village of Feng du



Sign showing final water level at 175 meters



Sunset on the Yangtze River



Our group sings "The Twelve Days of China"



Our river cruise ship, the Victoria Rose



Setting off firecrackers Ray bought in a village we visited



Villages fields



Pigs living in the basement of an apartment house!



Village garbage



Village noodle factory



City market scenes



Yangtze River map



On the bridge of the Victoria Rose



Arriving in Chongqing at night



Leaving the Victoria Rose in Chongqing enroute to Chongdu to fly to Lhasa



Endless apartment buildings in Chongqing



Rice fields



Chongdu's humidity, smog and dust



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