A Detailed Guide to a 5-Day, 4-Night Cruise Through the Three Gorges
"Where the monkeys' shrieks echo unceasingly, the light boat has already passed through countless layers of mountains."
After reading "The Long Journey of Chang'an", go to the Three Gorges to experience the world of the poets! The stunning beauty of the Three Gorges is heart-stirring. Along the way, you can absorb the wisdom of the ancients, enjoy delicious food, feel the cultural sentiments, and have fun! Highly recommended to everyone! Here's a lazy way to play while lying down, where you can eat well, sleep well, and not worry about anything, and still visit all the scenic spots—take a cruise.
The Century Paragon series of cruises we chose really overturned my perception of domestic cruises. It's so luxurious! I heard it cost over 300 million to build. Once on board, food and drinks are all-inclusive. It's like moving a five-star hotel. We chose the 5-day, 4-night route from Yichang to Chongqing.
Detailed Itinerary Guide
Century Paragon Yichang to Chongqing Five-Day Tour Reference Route:
D1 Yichang - Maoping Pier boarding
A grand captain's welcome party,
officially kicks off the 'Poetic Three Gorges' journey
D2 Three Gorges Tribe, Three Gorges Dam, Ship Lift (closed for annual maintenance, unfortunately not experienced)
After breakfast, we arrived at the Three Gorges Dam. You can choose to visit the national heavy equipment Three Gorges Dam (not including scenic area electric car 10 yuan/person), and experience the magnificent Three Gorges Ship Lift, touring the spectacular Three Gorges Dam project.
D3 Goddess Stream, Baidi City
Goddess Stream
Wu Gorge's Goddess Stream "A light boat, mountains green and waters blue; lush surroundings, a sudden fairyland." You can also take a small boat to tour the beautiful Goddess Stream, which is a small stream between Qing Shi Town and Fei Feng Peak. The local residents still maintain a simple way of life.
Qutang Gorge
From here begins the most beautiful part of the entire journey, be sure to go up on deck to view the scenery. The cruise ship passes through Wu Gorge, past the Goddess Peak, with continuous green mountains on both sides, peaks like a screen. As the ship sails through the gorge, sometimes the mountains block the way, seeming to leave no path; suddenly the peaks turn, the clouds part, and there's another sky, like a winding and twisting gallery, giving a sense of a fairyland. When night falls, there's also a wonderful staff performance on the cruise ship, not to be missed.
D4 Fengdu Ghost City, Fengjie Baidi City
Visit the 'Poetry City' Baidi City, where Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, the paragons of loyalty through the ages, made their final arrangements for the care of their children, and also check in at the location of the 10 yuan note background - Kui Gate.
Fengdu Ghost City "Morning breeze gently brushes over thousands of mountains, climb high to embrace the moon and stars", a 4A national tourist area~ There is also a large-scale landscape live performance 'The Romance of the Three Kingdoms' but it requires an additional fee. (If you go to experience and take photos of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms performance and Fengdu Ghost City, please add the corresponding pictures.)
D5 Disembark in Chongqing
Reasons to Recommend a Cruise Through the Three Gorges
√ Convenient with good service, once on board, you are free from various troubles on the road, with free luggage handling, childcare, etc.
√ Morning tea, coffee, all-day snacks, self-service drinks, rich buffet meals, and even late-night snacks.
√ The ship is very new, with a luxurious and high-tech interior. There are 10 types of rooms to choose from, super suitable for bringing babies to play
In August, I arrived in Yichang, Hubei. This is mainly a scenic spot related to the Three Gorges. It is very shocking to take a bus to the Three Gorges Dam. There are two dikes, one large and one small. There is an observation deck. The photo location is very good, but the dam cannot go up.
20240330 All day: 1. The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest water conservancy hub building today. It integrates flood control, power generation, shipping and water resources utilization. It is the main body of the Three Gorges Hydropower Station. The dam is 2335 meters long and the dam is 185 meters high. When the annual power generation exceeds 100 billion million after completion, Annual navigation capacity increased four times, transportation cost savings of about 36%. The scenic spot covers an area of 15.28 square kilometers. It was opened to the public in 1997. It consists of five areas: Tanziling, 185 platform, Three Gorges Engineering Museum, Shut-down Memorial Park, and the world-famous Dam Micro-Landscape Park. It is a good place for viewing photography and popular science learning. Several national leaders have come to visit. The scenic spot is a one-way tour, and you can only take a shuttle bus between stations, not hiking. ① Address: Binhu Community, Zigui County, Yichang City, Hubei Province ② Transportation: direct bus, easy to drive ③ peak season: no ④ Time: 4 hours ⑤ Ticket price: 35 yuan (including shuttle bus) 2. Tanziling is the first stop of the shuttle bus, named because it looks like an inverted jar, the altitude is 262.48 meters, Provide an viewing angle overlooking the Three Gorges Dam. This area has: ① Level 5 Escalator: You can go directly to the top of the mountain, and the peach blossoms on both sides of the elevator are in full bloom. Level 5 lock: The lock that the dam first has, the shuttle bus will pass by the lock on the way, but you can't get off and visit. In 2016, the construction of the elevator lock was completed. Ships under 3,000 tons can directly take the elevator to rise 113 meters. The cornerstone of the Three Gorges Dam Site: a granite column, which is a sample stone taken during exploration before the dam is built. The 31 km river section of the dam is granite geology. It is a rare place to build the dam.④ Fountain: The middle of the pool is an eight-sided sculpture ⑤ Tanziling Range Rover: double-layer round stone altar, the top floor of the central station has a monitoring stone pillar, and the Tanziling relief is set up by the Yangtze River Survey Planning and Design Research Institute: located on the wall of the platform, the content is Bachu culture, river management, The material is Qinling red sandstone ⑦ 10,000 years of river bottom strange stone: Irregular granite on the small fountain platform, weighing more than 20 tons, with more holes in the body, there is a history of more than 800 million years ⑧ Three Gorges Dam Model: a bungalow, the middle of the interior is the miniature model of the Three Gorges Dam, Surrounded by cultural and creative shops ⑨ China Three Gorges Consumption Assistance Love Station: Agricultural Products Specialty Corridor in all poor areas. The Three Gorges Group implements the national rural revitalization strategy, and supports and helps many poor areas to develop regional agricultural products. The 185 platform is named because it is located at an altitude of 185 meters, providing an viewing angle of the Three Gorges Dam, but it cannot be boarded. This area is a walk from Tanziling or a battery car for 10 yuan. The landscape is: ① rare plant conservation area: large green areas, each area is dotted with different kinds of flowers and plants ② Three Gorges Project Picture Display Area: A row of picture exhibition ③ Testing logo: Small stone pillars ④ Cultural and Creative Store established by the Comprehensive Survey Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Committee; There are many fashion road signs hanging on the top of the store. 4. The Three Gorges Engineering Museum is the second stop of the shuttle bus. It is a two-story modern building located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, 1 km away from the dam. Construction started in 2015 and opened in 2022... The number of words is overrun, continue in the last picture
The Three Gorges Dam is majestic and worthy of being the great weapon of the country. Fortunately, I visited the Three Gorges Dam with my husband today. The service of the Three Gorges Dam is also very good. There are traffic cars to pull to the platform and you can take pictures as much as you want.
The Three Gorges Dam Scenic Area should be experienced. It is very suitable for friends of all sizes to improve the pride of the motherland. Seeing the real display of the river on the TV before, the shock is incomparable.
It feels shocking to take the children to visit the Three Gorges Dam. It is very educational. The weight of the country is worthy of it.
The scenic spot is well designed. I saw the majestic and spectacular of the Three Gorges Dam, especially the words of the big country heavy equipment. It really makes people feel the indomitable will of the Chinese. How many people will be proud of themselves as Chinese? There are thousands of Chinese people proud, thank the people of Yichang for the maintenance of the scenic spot.