As we all know that Changjiang River (also called the Yangtze River) is not only the longest river in china, but also the longest one in Asia. In Chinese, chang means long and jiang means river. So the length has been recognized since Chinese named it. If you choose China Flights and determined to start China Tours, the scenery of the longest river is the one that you would not like to miss.
Changjiang river originates from the Tuotuo river on the southwestern side of the main peak of Tanggula Mountains of the Qinghai and Tibet plateau. It flows through as much as eight provinces in China with a length of 6300 kilometers and an area of 1.8 million square kilometers. It is so long that where shall I start to talk about it? Perhaps, we had better begin from the cruise on Changjiang River in the Three Gorges.
1. The three gorges.
The three gorges is the most eye-cat
ching section of Changjiang River. In all, it contains Qutang gorge, Wu gorge and Xilin gorge from east to west.
In Qutang gorge, if you are careful enough, you may find that there is something in the middle of the sharp-cut cliff. It seems like a section of a log with a long history. The guide will tell you the fact: they are suspending coffins! But why are coffins there in the middle of the cliff? We should talk about the funeral of some Chinese national minority first. In some south part of China, people used to burn their relatives in this special way: they put corpse in a coffin with his or her belongings and some other funerary objects, and then convey it to the sharp cliff and fix the coffin in one side of the sharp-cut cliff. In fact, the dead body can be carefully protected in this way and it is a special way to show their honor to the dead one. However, even by modern techniques we could not find out how they made it to fix a coffin in such a place.
Then we will come across Wu gorge. The natural scenery here is much more beautiful. It becomes well known for its deep valley and beautiful peaks. Among all the twelve peaks, the Goddess Peak is the most attracting one. If you look at distance, it appears to be a slim and graceful girl standing in the water. With the help of the mist, it becomes more mysterious.
The last one is Xilin gorge, it is the longest valley among the three gorges. Many Chinese poems wrote poetries about it. Because they are widely read with admiration by people all over the country, the three gorges become popular a long time ago.
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Fine food on Changjiang river
You are encouraged to travel along Changjiang River by cruise, so that you can enjoy the fine food and the breathtaking scenery at the same time!
Since the three gorges are rich in water resources, there are plenty of freshwater aquatic products to eat. Foods there are famous for hot and spicy because the great influence of Sichuan flavor. However, they all keep their original flavor at the same time.
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Points for attention
- The best time to cruise on Changjiang River is spring and winter. It may be too hot or too cold during summer or winter.
- It takes more money to eat on the cruise than on the banks.
- Smoking is strictly forbidden on the cruise. So do not smoke on it for your own safety.
- The cruise is large enough, but if you are liable to seasickness, takes some medicine with you in case.
Hope you enjoy your china travel.
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