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Yichang
-Fengjie-Yichang (weekend)
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Arrangement of the journey
D1:
tourists set out from Wuhan by the air-conditioned
bus at 17:00 p.m., arrive at Yingchang and land
the tour boat four hours later. After the accommodation
problem is settled, a before-journey meeting on
the whole journey will be held, and the guide
on boat will introduce the coming sight along
the Yangtse River, facilities on boat which tourist
should be familiar with, and the arrangement of
the journey. At 22:00, the boat will leave the
Yingchang Harbor and set out for the journey.
¡úRuins
of Daxi Culture
D2:The
boat arrive Fengjie at 7:30 a.m., tourists go
to the Baidi City either by buses or by small
boats. (The Baidi City lies in the eastern part
of Fengjie, four kilometers away. Famous poets
such as Libai, Dufu, Liu'yuxi, Luyou, Fan'dacheng
have ever been here, so the Baidi City is well
known as "the Poet City". There are
two famous legends, one is "the seven hundred
connected barracks were burned", and the
other is "the orphan was put in trust in
Baidi City", both of which make the Baidi
City more famous.) After the visit, at about 11:00
tourists return back to the boat that turns to
go down along Yangtse River. Tourists have lunch
on boat at 12:00, and then enjoy the beautiful
scene of the Qutang Gorge and the Wu Gorge on
the boat's platform for lookout. (The eight-kilometer-long
Qutang Gorge is also called
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Full View of Fengjie
as "Kui Gorge", which is from Baidi
City to Dai Stream in Wu Mountain. It is well
known as "magnificence". On the southern
bank there are many scenes such as "the Cliff
of Steles in Qutang Gorge", "the Ladder
of Mengliang", "the Phoenix Spring",
and "the Mount of Rhinoceros Looking at the
Moon". On the northern bank there are many
surprising scenes such as "the Seven Doors",
"the Bellows Gorge", and "the Plank
Road along the Face of the Cliff". The forty-four-kilometer-long
Wu Gorge is from the mouth of the Daning River
in Wushan County in Chongqing to the mouth of
the Guandu River in Badong County in Hubei province.
There are the well-known Twelve Peaks of Wu Mountain
among which the most famous and prettiest one
is "the Goddess Mount".) The boat will
be berthed at the Badong Habor for the whole night.
Tourists have dinner at 6:30 p.m.. Tourists and
the crew hold a party together at 8:00 p.m.
D3:After
breakfast at 7:00, tourists go to Shenlong Stream
either by the air-conditioned bus or by small
boats. (The Shenlong Stream is originated from
Shenlongjia in Hubei Province. The section for
drifting is about twenty kilometers long, and
is made up of the Parrot Gorge and the Dragon-boat
Gorge. It is very exciting for tourists to drift
fast by the manpower-controlled wooden small boats
whose name is " Wandoujiao". Tourists
can see the old plank roads built along the face
of cliff, the Seven-color Spring, precious animals
such as golden monkeys and the mandarin ducks,
and can also experience the traditional customs
of the Tujia nationality.) Tourists return back
to the boat and have lunch at 12:00 p.m.. The
boat goes on to sail, and
¡úThe
Ancient Cliff Path
tourists enjoy the beautiful scene of the Xiling
Gorge (the seventy-six-kilometer-long Xiling Gorge
is from the mouth of the Xiang Stream to the Nanjin
Pass. There are the Bingshu'Baojian Gorge, the
Niuganmafei Gorge, and "the Dengying Gorge"
on the southern bank and so on.) and the construction
of the Great Three-Gorge Dam (tourists can also
go ashore and pay a visit at their own expense)
on the boat's platform for lookout. At 14:00,
tourists leave the tour boat and return back to
Wuhan by the air-conditioned bus. The journey
is over.
¡ö Characteristics
of the Itinerary
Food:
china is the realm of delicious food. To make
sure that every tourist will enjoy wonderful meals,
as the quality of food as is concerned, we deliberately
employ state-level cooks who can make all kinds
of dishes and snacks. By doing this, on every
voyage different food characteristic of Chuan
type, E type and Xiang type can be provided in
every meal. Breakfast is buffet, and supper is
round together; furthermore, we can make special
menus according to tourist's special taste and
custom. In a word, we will do as much as possible
to provide gourmet's luck for tourists.
¡úWonderful
meals
Accommodation:
we can provide the safest and most comfortable
star-grade boats, which fully reflects the true
meaning of a saying: " while the boat is
sailing in the Yangtze River, people are traveling
in the Changjiang Gorge." The standard of
accommodation has three types:
Standard
room:
it provides washing room, two beds, telephone,
TV, sofa, writing disk, tea table, wardrobe bedside
cupboard and luggage rack and so on. Generally,
the area is 10-17 square meters.
¡úStandard
room
Luxury
suite:
the area is twice as that of the Standard room.
There are larger beds and more furniture than
in Standard room. Especially, there is a small
bar. The sanitary equipment is better. It is luxuriously
and tastefully furnished.
¡úLuxury
suite
President
suite:
generally, it is located the second or third floor
of the front part of the boat. The area is as
four times as that of the Standard room. In addition,
it has a self-platform for lookout, a self-reception
room and a small bar. Flowers, fruit, , gifts
and so on are provided for some important guests.
¡úPresident
suite
Travel:
we own a safe and comfortable tourism motorcade
consisting of buses and luxurious cars. We can
also provide air-conditioned buses for long-distance
transfer. At the same time, boats are also used
for travel due to the two-layer structure, anti-collision
boat wall, enough lifesaving appliance, advanced
communication apparatus and monitor system including
radar and fathoming the depth of water. We can
guarantee the safety of boats and tourists. You
will travel with ease and get to your destination
unknowingly.
¡úluxurious
cars
Visit:
when you enter the boat, specialized guide will
bring you fresh conception about Changjiang Gorge
tourism. You will be intoxicated in the magnificent
and marvelous spectacle and peaceful environment.
By holding a meeting on the whole journey and
making group explanation, you will know much about
local conditions traditional customs, and historical
anecdotes along Yangtze River. They vary from
Huaxia civilization to stories about the supernatural
beings and from China to the grand Changjiang
Gorge Project. How specialized and novel the whole
journey will be.
¡úSpecialized
guide
Shopping:
on every boat there are special shops located
in the hall on the ground floor or in the entertainment
room on the fifth floor. Antiques, calligraphy,
paintings, jade articles, albums of Yangtze River,
stamps, stone in the Changjiang Gorge and daily
necessities etc are provided, and they are divided
into high-grade, middle-grade and ordinary grade.
They are various and characterized by a distinctive
Chinese and Yangtze River's style.
¡úShopping
Entertainment:
there are special places such as the bar, the
dance hall, the mahjong room, the recreational
room for entertainment, which are usually located
in the fifth floor on every boat. We serve tea,
coffee, drink, books, magazines, Karaokay, electronic
games, chess, and Chinese chess etc. there are
advanced sound system for entertainment, and you
can spend the lovely night with the crew in researching
the traditional customs along the Yangtze River.
