2002-04-14 04:00:00 PDT Yangtze River, China-- The skies have finally cleared, shining cobalt blue above the steep, green walls of Wu Gorge.High above the cliffs, with wisps of mist still clinging ...

Located at the eastern edge of Chongqing, Wushan, with its fleet of 36 debris cleaning riverboats, filters the Yangtze as it ...

With the exception of last year, when SARS devastated the Yangtze cruise business, the company has grown 35% to 50% a year, says Bensen Wu, vice president of the cruise line.

Senior editor David Cogswell cruised the Yangtze and the Three Gorges to get a firsthand glimpse of what effect the planned Three Gorges Dam will have on tourism in the region. His report follows: ...

Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge collectively make up the Three Gorges. The river meanders its way through the gorges to form a spectacular natural landscape.

Famed for its deep valleys, the Wu Gorge is the most mesmerizing of the Three Gorges. Mists and clouds always surround it, making the scenery look like a Chinese landscape painting. The most notable ...

Two decades ago when I first visited China, a Chinese friend said, "You must see Guilin, Mount Huangshan and the Yangtze River Gorges if you would understand our poetry and our art." And so, on ...

The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is consists of Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge, of which Xiling Gorge is located in Yichang, Hubei, ...

A guide to Yangtze river cruises, including itineraries taking in the Three Gorges. ... Wu Gorge, 40km (25 miles) long, is known as “witches gorge” because of its depth and twisting nature.

CRUISING down the Yangtze River on a Helen Wong's tour offers diverse snapshots of exotic China, writes Briar Jensen. Foliage, dripping with recent rain, clings tenaciously to craggy slopes ...

P.J. O'Rourke cruises the Three Gorges--before the rising water swallows the view. It was déjà vu like I'd never seen before. The cliff walls rose from the Yangtze River with a shockingly ...

Freight ships sail on the Wu Gorge of the Yangtze River's Three Gorges in Wushan, ... With the source of the Yangtze being on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at 5,250 meters, ...