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Hay barges were a common sight this time of year
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Tour boats are plentiful. Destroying a river makes for good tourism.
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Detail on a tourboat, this one aimed mostly at Asians.
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Another detail of Asian tour boat
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All day, barges filled with green bags of beans plied the river. It was Bean Day, we decided.
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Commonly the locals could be seen out on the river
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Locals on the river ride the wake of a big cargo ship carrying trucks. It's a bumpy experience.
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Another family at work on the river.
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Tour boat goes under a suspension bridge
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One of the "Dragon Boats", common on the river, which specialize in tours to drunken Taiwanese who sing and gamble all night. Next time.
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Our ship, from the Victoria line, docked by the dam
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Detail on another lower-priced cruise ship
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Small fishing boat
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Hydrofoils provide faster transportation up the river
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It's a traffic jam of cruise ships
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A high-end tour boat for Asian tourists.
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Another Victoria ship, a clone of our cruise ship.
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Relaxing on the river
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Fishers get ready by the banks
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Barges line up beside one of the impromptu instant-drydocks.
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This cargo load is in white bags. Men are at work
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Yellow bags to deliver. Don't know what's in them.
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A dredge clears the bottom near a shipyard.
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Riding low to the water
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Coal barges are everywhere. Coal is the power of the river, and the destroyer of it. Many mines will be underwater.
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Four barges tie together in Chong Qing.
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