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THE
NEW BRIDGE AT SANDOUPLING FROM OUR CABIN WINDOW |
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WE ENTER THE
WESTERN XILING GORGE |
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SOME OF THE
PASSAGES THROUGH THE GORGE WERE VERY NARROW |
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FAST PEOPLE FERRY
FROM CHONGQUING |
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ALONG THE WAY WE
SAW SIGNS "175" AND "135" DESIGNATING THAT BY THE END
OF 1002 THE WATER WOULD REACH THE 135 AND BY 2008 IT WOULD REACH THE 175 -
PERSPECTIVE IS IN THE 2ND PICTURE |
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ONE
OF SEVERAL SIGNS PROTESTING THE DAM PROJECT PLACED AT THE 175 SIGN LEVEL |
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I
LIKE TO IMAGINE THAT THEY ARE MAN AN WIFE AND THAT THEY LIVE AND WORK ON
THE RIVER |
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THE MOUNTAINS ARE
BEAUTIFUL. THEY APPEAR NOT AS OLD AS THE SMOKEY'S NOR AS YOUNG AS THE
ROCKIES |
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THESE SMALL CARGO
VESSELS CARRY MANY THINGS TO MARKET |
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AS ILLUSTRATED BY
THIS TELEPHOTO PICTURE |
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IT IS MIND BOGGLING
TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THIS BEING UNDER WATER BY END OF 2002 |
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AND THOSE BUILDINGS
ABOVE WILL BE UNDER WATER BY THE END OF THE YEAR 2008 |
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UNDERWATER BY THE
END OF 2002 |
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A WIDER VIEW |
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"CHAIN
CLIFF" IT IS HOPED THAT PINS AND CHAINS WILL KEEP IT FROM FALLING INTO
THE GORGE |
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A LONG NARROW AND
STRAIGHT STRETCH OF THE XILING GORGE |
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BURIAL CRYPTS IN
CAVES HIGH ON THE CLIFFS OVER THE GORGE |
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THE MOUTH OF THE
"FRAGRANT RIVER" MARKS THE WESTERN END OF XILING GORGE |
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ANOTHER CRUISE SHIP
PASSES US HEADED EAST |
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DOWN ARROW ON POLE
TELLS US THAT IT IS OK TO ENTER WU GORGE |
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LOCAL PASSENGER
SHIP RUNS THE RIVER |
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WU GORGE BEGINS TO
NARROW DOWN |
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MOUNTAIN PEAKS
CLIMB STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WATER |
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ONE OF THE
BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTARIES THAT FEED THE YANGTZE RIVER |
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MOUNTAINS CLIMB
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WATER |
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ONE OF MANY CAVES
HIGH ON THE CLIFFS ALONG THE GORGE |
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A NARROW CURVE
AHEAD |
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LOTS OF BOAT
TRAFFIC IN THE GORGE |
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ANOTHER TRIBUTARY
FEEDS THE MIGHTY YANGTZE RIVER |
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MARVELOUS MOUNTAIN
PEAKS |
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CRUISING THROUGH
THE WU GORGE |
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LATE IN THE DAY THE
MOUNTAINS CHANGE COLOR |
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IF THEY BREAK ALL
OF THE WINDOWS THIS WILL BE A FISH HOTEL BY THE END OF 2002 |
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THE GORGE IS
BEAUTIFUL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON SUN |
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THE BLACK SHEEP
LEADS THE FLOCK HOME IN THE LATE AFTERNOON |
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THE HIGHEST PEAK IS
RESERVED FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS |
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THE VIEW FROM OUR
CABIN WINDOW WHEN WE WENT TO BED THAT NIGHT |
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