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Three Gorges' Fifth-class Boat Trip

by Diana Symons   


a map of shennongjia: all of the places we didn't get to go...


our cluttered table in yichang: throat lozenge wrappers, cigs, hats, our...


ellen at wit's end in yichang


one of the locks in the three gorges' dam


ellen and caroline: we spent most of the night in sleeping bags on the boat deck


wish i'd brought my sleeping bag...


day 2: we haven't moved much...




a typical town along the three gorges


one of the staircases in fengjie (the town above the gorges)


fengjie


grey city, orangey oranges


we shared our boat with these two little girls


they stared at the scenery almost as much as we did


...despite the wind (notice her pigtails?)


they mimicked our postures (crossed legs)


and practiced their english with us


these markers showed the water level (the present 140 meters will rise to 175...


a view of the still-dramatic landscape of the gorges


article published 3/27/2005
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