Small Three Gorges in Chongqing, Chongqing Region, China

4Candelaria B 5:00 PM Aug 8, 2016

Three Little Gorges: Stunning and Beautiful
The Wushan Three Little Gorges also known as the Daning River Three Little Gorges covers an extensive space of over 30 miles from Wushan County in the South to Dachang, an ancient town in the North. The first one is Dragon Gate Gorge. The second is Misty Gorge and the third is Emerald Gorge. Each Gorge is unique and each one offers plenty to see. For example, the Dragon Gate Gorge refers to the section from the west pass of Wu Gorge to the Yinwo Tan. It is full of precipitous cliffs and sites such as the Bear Cave, Nigh-dragoon pole and others. The Misty Gorge is also known as the Iron coffin gorge. This gorge is full of rock on both sides. Just like clouds, if you pay attention, you can see forms of animals and even real animals among the cliffs. Finally in the Emerald Gorge you can see yes, Boat Coffins. There is also an ancient town, Dachang, worth seen. It is 1700 years old! Again, there is a one-day tour you can take from Wushan and see these three little gorges. You can take no.101 or 105 buses to reach Three Little Gorges Tourist Reception Center or a taxi. Both are inexpensive and so it is the tour. I like to leave you with a couple interesting things I saw. The Boat Coffins a funeral custom in ancient times. A dead person was put into a coffin shaped like a boat. It was hung on a cliff or buried in the ground by an ancient temple. The suspended coffins are hung on the bluff of the precipice. They hung 33 to 164 feet high and some even as high as 328 feet above the ground. You can see both of them in your three little gorge tours – amazing things! Zàijiàn or adios, ciao, good-bye me friends.

4John L 5:00 PM Mar 13, 2017

Peaceful, Scenic Ride
As part of our Viking River Cruise, we transferred to these small boats in order to cruise through the Lesser Three Gorges. We were apprehensive about the scenery because it was an overcast day with an occasional drizzle. However, it seemed to add to the short (perhaps 90 minutes) cruise because it produced clouds hanging over the mountains and made for a lovely, natural scene. Our tour guide - a local young lady - was both charming and informative. A university graduate, her story of the struggle to achieve her education was stirring, as was her singing of some of the local folk songs. A quite enjoyable ride. Beats the heck out of seeing still more high-rise city condominium complexes.