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Welcome to Linda's and Garr's China"picturer. |
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| Caves along the Daning River. |
| Square holes in the mountain side used to hold poles that supported a path. |
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| At this walk around area for passengers, the water rises 60 meters. The walk is about 30 minutes. We didn't get out of our boat and only hit bottom once going through. |
| Small boat on the Daning River. |
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| Goats and goatherd along the Daning River. |
| Washing clothes along the Daning River. |
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| This fisherman was pleased to catch a fish in his net. |
| Small boat on the Daning River. |
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| It reads "HORSE RETURNING MOUNTAIN". I coudn't hear the story that goes with it. This is in the second lesser gorge which is called "Mist Gorge" |
| Along the Daning River. |
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| Along the Daning River, signs show the future water level when the Three Gorges Dam is filled to 135 meters and, finally, to 175 meters. |
| One hundred year old cable foot bridge across the Daning River, near Emerald Gorge, the most upstream of the lesser three gorges. |
| Elderhostlers having lunch on a gravel bar in the Daning River. |
| A waterfall across the river from our lunch stop. |
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| Another view of the waterfall across the river from our lunch stop. |
| Linda met some other tourists at our lunch stop on the Daning River. |
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| Another waterfall across the river from our lunch stop. |
| Crops along the Daning. We thought it odd that the rows went downhill rather than parallel to the river. |
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| A walkway. This may have been another walk around rapids. |
| Longmen (i.e. Dragon Gate) Bridge on the "Lesser 3 Gorges" viewed from upstream (Dragon Gorge) as we returned. |
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| Our boatmen bring us in to the docks. |
| Disembarking from our trip up the Daning River. |
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