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      Three Gorges Guide
Being famous for a majestic view of the Qutang Gorge, the deep and quite canyon of the Wuxia Gorge and the dangerous torrents and shoals of the Xiling Gorge (not dangerous at all when water level goes higher), the Three Gorges, which has higher water level, are still beautiful. It looks as if a fairyland with the cruise on board along the section of the Yangtze River. The majestic appearance and their wonderful sight will still exist after the completion of Three Gorges Project of 2009, though some of the tour attractions sunk or move to higher place.
Easy searching for the cruises!Go to check the cruise calendar?once?the date is fixed, you will catch the cruises easily and comfortably.
  Being famous for a majestic view of the Qutang Gorge, the deep and quite canyon of the Wuxia Gorge and the dangerous torrents and shoals of the Xiling Gorge (not dangerous at all when water level goes higher)  
YiChang city is Situated at the eastern mouth of the Xiling Gorge, Yichang is the economic and cultural center of the western Hubei Province. Its history can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms Period, as early as 278 B.C.      Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province including three major cities as Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang. It is the eastern starting point of the upstream Yangtze River cruise and with a population of 7.16 million.  
Fengdu is located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, known as the "Ghost City" to most Chinese people, it got its reputation as the "Ghost City" in the Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - A.D.220).     Shibaozhai Located in Zhong County, at the south bank of the Yangtze River, 278 km away from Chongqing, it was first built in Qing Dynasty in 1750.  
Qutang gorge is the shortest in the three, only 8km from Baidicheng to Daxi town, the duration costs about half an hour.      Wuxia Gorge is famed for its deep valley, in another words, deep valley means high mountains aside. These gorges are 45km long, from the Daninghe river of Wushan county to Guandukou of Badong.     
Chongqing has subtropical climate, quite hot in summer, thus it has the name of "furnace city." Meanwhile, Chongqing has also got the renown as a "mountain city" because of its buildings on hillsides and mountains within the city.        Wanzhou (previously known as Wanxian) is a small mountainous city known as the gate way to East Sichuan. It is located 350 kilometers down stream from Chongqing and spreads out on both sides of the river.   
The Yangtze in Three Gorges, are wider and smoother than ever before, we travel agencies say that the river cruise is just like be in a lake.      Three Gorges Project and the Dam
Travel downriver from Chongqing to Yichang, it is imperceptible that the cruise ship has approached the dam, especially in misty or raining days, please see the illustration below for the whys.  
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