About Yangtze river
Attractions Along Yangzte River
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1. The Longest River in China
The Yangtze river is the longest river in Asia and third longest in the world, only next to the Amazon and Nile. Passed through nine provinces and served as main drain, main artery and major commercial waterway, the Yangtze has enjoyed “Golden Waterway” in China. Also, the Yangtze River is rich in splendid Chinese civilization, feeding the Chinese people generation after generation, creating many scenic wonders.
2. Cruises pass through nine Cities
When you travel through Yangtze River, You will see many cities. Such as Chongqing, a largest industrial and commercial center in the southwest of China; Fengdu, called as "Ghost City", whose ghost culture has attracted a large number of tourists, which has topped more than 1 million a year; Shibaozhai is an amazaing structure of 12- story wooden pagoda set up against the side of a sheer rectangular cliff; Wanxian, which was once said a community of foreign missionaries in Sichuan before 1949; Yichang, a brisk river port of China, among Chongqing, Wuhan and Shanghai; Wuhan, which is an energetic city, a commercial centre of finance, industry trade and science with many international companies placed here.
3. Highlight Attractions --- The Three Gorges and Three Gorges Dam
The nature’s most extraordinary sculptures. Qutang Xia(Qutang Gorge), Wu Xia(Witches Gorge), and Xiling Xia(Xiling Gorge) are composed of the Three Gorges in the Yangtze River Cruise. Qutang Xia, is the shortest (5 miles), narrowest (500 feet), and most dramatic of the three. Wu Xia, which is with cliffs so sheer that the sun barely penetrates the precipices. And Xiling Xia, is the longest (41 miles), and the deepest—its cliff walls rise to 4,000 feet.
The Three Gorges Dam is one of the biggest hydropower-complex project in the world both in size and hydroelectric power generation, ranks as the key project for improvement and development of Yangtze River. The dam is 185 meters high and 2305 meters wide, claimed as the biggest dam in the world. This project will cost more than in fact any other single construction project in human history. Construction started in 1994 and is planned for completion by 2009. Construction on the dam itself was finished in May 2006. If it is a sunny day, you will be allowed to climb up to the top of the dam to enjoy the view of the whole project except on the imporant public holidays like National Holiday, International Labor Day and so on.
