We woke up to another hazy day, we were docked in Baidicheng, also known as White Emperor City. There was an early tour, which we declined!!
After breakfast we set sail for the first of the Three Gorges.
En-route we went to an on-board demonstration of Snuff Bottle Painting! This is an amazing art where the artist paints inside a small bottle about 2.5 inches high and about 1.5 inches across (originally used for snuff!!). The quality of the art work would be amazing if painted on the outside of the bottle, panted on the inside it is phenomenal.
Artist Adding our Name in English and Chinese inside the Tea Pot
We cruised along the Yangtze for a while, general views below.
All Docking is done at floating barges
In Winter the River will rise Almost to Bridge Level
Next we entered the first, and smallest of the Three Gorges, Qutang Gorge.
Entering Gorge, in Winter Water Rises to the top of the Light Area
Terraces for Crops
Traffic Sign, Tributary Entering From Right
Not Sure About This Sign!
Caves, Many Coffins Have been found in Caves Like This – It is Closer to Heaven
As the day progressed the weather cleared a little. We left the Qutang Gorge bound for the Wu Gorge
Now into the Wu Gorge
Next stop Goddess Stream, named for the Goddess Rock shown below, the smaller rock sown to the right of center obviously looks like a Goddess to the locals!
Zoom in to the Goddess
We moored at a floating dock to take smaller boats into the Lesser Gorges Goddess Stream
At the end of the Gorge we were treated to a singing and dancing show by our guides, The Goddess Stream is fed from mountain water exiting from a cave.
Back on board we headed along the Yangtze towards the third Gorge and a set of locks. Unfortunately, we will arrive at the locks sometime after midnight.
Tonight we had a farewell dinner, where we were served Chinese dishes rather than the usual buffet.