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A side tour from the Yangtze takes us to the Lesser
Gorges. We traveled in motorized sampans. The crew had to
use bamboo polls to help us negotiate rapids. |
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Paths in the cliffs where boat trackers would walk
and pull ships upstream. These were in the Lesser Gorges
as well as along the Yangtze. |
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Traditional framing techniques are prevalent across
China.. |
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Sampans used to carry goods downstream to the city
and to the Yangtze. |
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Stone coffins were placed hundreds of feet up in the
cliffs. Most will have to be moved when the water level
rises. |
