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