Yangtze River

Last Days of the Tiger Leaping Gorge?

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:54:11 +0000

Deep in Yunnan Province, at the foot of the Himalayas, the Yangtze River (here known as the Yellow Sands), carves the deepest gorge in the world between Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (5,596m) and Haba Xueshan Mountain. However, Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the greatest treks in China, is under threat. If you haven’t visited this place of great natural beauty and high adventure, come see it before it is changed forever.

Bamboo Gorge Boat Trackers

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:19:31 +0000

The boat trackers in the Bamboo Gorge are experts who sing while they work.

Romance of the Three Gorges

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Oct 2002 01:35:01 +0000

As a dedicated follower of Chinese History, I had a childhood dream of seeing the two great rivers of China -- Yangtze (Changjiang) and Hwanghe (the Yellow River). Part of it was realized when I spent...

The River

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 05:44:32 +0000

There is a saying that only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun, and perhaps one could also say that only an Englishman - author Simon Winchester, for example - would ply the entirety of...

The River at the Center of the World

Anonymous — Mon, 03 May 2004 07:14:36 +0000

Title: The River at the Center of the World. A Journey up the Yangtze, and back in Chinese Time. Author: Simon Winchester. Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. (1996) ISBN: 0805055088. Details:...

Of Destinations and Dog Biscuits: An Interview with Journalist Jacquelin Sonderling

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:35:03 +0000

Does it ever seem as if some people squeeze more life into a lifetime than others? That their days contain more than the meager twenty-four hours allotted to the rest of us? While Jacquelin Sonderling...