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China and The Yangtse River

China and The Yangtse River

K. had a trip planned to Hong Kong and I wanted to do the cruise of the Yangtse before its banks are flooded in 2003. The Three Gorges Dam will raise the water 600 feet, and up to 3 million people must be moved. It will be interesting to see during the flooding, and after, but this was the last chance to see it before.

Be sure to check out the China Panoramas as well.

Pearl tower
Shanghai
The full bustle of the old city streets
Shanghai Chinatown
Barge moves down the canal
Suzhou
Detail from behind of some of the larger bells. Not a portable instrument.
Museum Shots
Invertebrate humans
Shows
Workers are constantly repairing the levees even with the dam almost ready. Here they drop rocks into the water off a barge.
To the Dam
The dam from the side. Looked better in black and white, like an old 19th century industrial photo
Three Gorges Dam
Lovely double bridge over a creek
Xiling Gorge
Commonly the locals could be seen out on the river
River Boats
Fisherman casts his net in shallow waters below Chong Qing
Yangtse Scenes
Fisherman tries for his catch. His wife watches
Qutang Gorge
Soon the water will be hundreds of feet deep, no punting needed.
Lesser Three Gorges
The gorge edges go on forever
Wu Gorge
The expression on her face seemed to speak of the plight of the town
Yangtse Towns
The female panda
Chongqing
Shot in black and white, the Terra Cotta Warriors seem almost real
Xi'an and Terra Cotta Warriors
Pillar in the center of Tien An Men square.
Beijing
Look at the traffic up the wall
Great Wall
Long shot of the pathway to the tombs as 3 cyclists go down it.
Ming Tombs
Long shot showing the parade of tourists into the Forbidden City
Forbidden City
The children gather around me as I lie on the ground in Wuhan
Other Scenes
I take a panorama of the Great Wall of China
Misc
Jack Zia takes a picture of the group with everybody's camera. He has a dozen cameras on his body when done.
Tour Group

Some notes on these photos. There are a lot of them. Some of the exterior ones in cities have been subjected to a lot of digital haze removal, which makes them clearer but adds noise and sometimes makes the colour seem less natural. Trust me it's better than the hazy original!

These were mostly shot with the Canon D30, and some with the Canon S40 pocket camera. Some were shot by Kathryn.