Today is the start of our excursion to the 3 gorges.
Reluctantly, everyone had to be up and at the school gate at around 730am.
First, took this about 4 hr road trip to Yi Chang, a small town near the 3 gorges. There, we alighted and took another hr's ride to visit the 3 gorges dam. During both rides, we passed by hills and mountains, one after another. Also, there were lots of farmland and all that made beautiful sceneries, something we would not be able to experience back in Singapore due to limitations of our physical landscape. We were not allowed to be on the dam itself, but from 3 sceneric spots that allows us to look at the dam from a safe distance, since construction of the dam is still ongoing.
The dam from different angles
A miniature model of the dam
From the visit to the dam, it made me realise how proud the Chinese are of this great structure. Our tour guides mentioned that this dam broke world records and has the whole world concerned about its progress. Hence, I guess that was the reason why the government decided to set up 3 spots around the dam to allow public access for visiting.
After the visit, we took the 1 hour ride back to a jetty to board our river cruise, which we'll be staying onboard for the weekend. 2 people to each room, I shared a room with Huiling.
The room was actually better than what i had initially expected. There were matteresses and a toilet bowl. Not bad!
By the time we settled down, it was already night time. hence we were left to rest for the day.
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