Yangtze River cruise
Yangtze River cruise is a river cruise on the Yangtze, the longest river in China and in Asia. It has historically been called the Three Gorges cruise because of the cruise in the Three Gorges, the most exciting part of the river.
History
The Three Gorges cruise has been known for a long time. Li Bai, one of the most important poets of the Tang dynasty wrote about his cruise in the famous poem in 759 AD: "Leaving the White Imperial Castle in the morning, Reaching Jingzhou was a quick day trip; Hearing monkeys on both banks, our light boat sped through the mountains".Modern-day cruise
Several shipping companies, located in Chongqing operate the Yangtze River cruises with large pleasure boats. They are Victoria Cruises, President Cruises, New Century Cruises, Yangtze Gold Cruises, Yangtze River Cruise, etc.The itinerary of a typical 4-day, 3-night trip will be like:
- Starting at Chaotianmen Port in Chongqing in the evening
- Off the ship at Fengdu to visit the Fengdu Ghost City
- Passing by the Shibaozhai tower
- Off the ship at Fengjie to take a short trip to the renowned Baidicheng Castle
- Passing through the Qutang Gorge, the first of the Three Gorges
- Off the ship at Wushan and get on a boat to visit the Lesser Three Gorges, where the minority peoples live
- Cruising under the Badong Bridge of China National Highway 209
- Passing through the Wu Gorge, the second of the Three Gorges
- In passing through the Xiling Gorge, the last of the Three Gorges, go through the five-stage locks of the Three Gorges Dam, built in Sandouping Village.
- Off the ship to visit Tanzjling Hill to look down on the Three Gorges Dam in the west, and the up and down Locks in the east
- Passing through the Huangmei Gorge
- End of the cruise at a river port in Yichang, Hubei