The Gezhou Dam – Gezhouba Dam in Hubei Province is the first dam on the Yangtze River. It is northwest of Yichang about 40 km downstream of the Three Gorges Dam. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note […]
A trip on the Shennong River
We anchor in Badong and see for the first time one of the relocated cities; also impressive is bridge – 357 ft. high and 3 miles long. Nothing from the old city is recognizable; everything in the city was completely removed to avoid shallows for navigation. Here is the entrance to the Shennong River. […]
Summer residence of Mao Zedong – Wuhan
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province is a historic site of newer Chinese history. On the shores of the East China Sea is the former summer residence of Mao Zedong, the 1st chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Please watch the video here!!! You are currently viewing a placeholder content […]
Three Gorges Dam – China
The waiting cruise ships then announce the Three Gorges Dam.This huge, disputed structure appears directly before us. The maximum storage level is 344 ft. This will create the largest artificial lake in the world with a length of 391 mi. This makes the Yangtze until Chongqing navigable for ships up to 10,000 BRT. The dam wall […]
Passage Three Gorges Dam
The Passage Three Gorges Dam takes 4 hours because the Ships have to overcome the staircase locks of the dam. Please watch the video here!!! You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More […]