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Yangtze River
 
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civilization of the Chinese nation. When passing the east edge of the Sichuan Basin, it cleaved a path and made its way through the mountains to have formed these uniquely beautiful, magnificent, and wonderful gorges-the Three Gorges: Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, and Xiling Gorge.

The Three Gorges have showed the magic workings of nature with their marvelous and beautiful mountains and waters. The grotesque peaks and rocks on the two sides of the Three Gorges are accounting the great changes taking place in the region in the past billion years, and the variegated wracks of lives sleeping deep between the rock layers are narrating the history of the evolvement of lives during the past hundreds of millions of years. How many visitors have been attracted here by the charming thousand-year-long history of the region, the great ancient relics of human civilization, and the mysterious folk tales! Sandwiched between the mountains on the mid part of the Yangtse River, the Three Gorges runs across Fengjie and Wushan Mountain in Sichuan Province and Badong, Zigui, and Yichang in Hubei Province, extending 193 kilometers long to include Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, and Xiling Gorge. City of White Emperor in Fengjie is the vital passage of the west part of the Three Gorges. Nanjinguan in Yichang is the important gateway of the east part. Along the banks of the Yangtse River, the high peaks rise in emerald verdure, overhanging rocks tower into the clouds, dangerous cliffs seem to reach the sky, rocks are jagged and grotesque, waterfalls are spraying and sparkling, clouds and mists are curling, rapids and torrents are seething, and fierce waves are
 
The second phase of Three Gorges Dam Project comes to its end! The diversion channel in the Three Gorges Dam area will be closed on November 1, 2002! Full length of navigation along the river will be suspended till June 15, 2003. The dam is scheduled to retain water from Jun 1 to June 15, 2003. The water will rise to 135 meters (443 feet) from current 70 meters (230 feet) and the first generator will start generating power. Normal way of navigation on the river will resume on Jun 16, 2003 when the permanent five steps ship lock is put into operation. Short-haul navigations between Yichang and Chongqing still operate from November 1, 2002 to May 31, 2003. Cruises from Yichang to Wuhan/Shanghi still operate from November 1, 2002 till June 2003. Some sites along the Yangtze River will be affected by the water rise. Although the natural beauty of the Yangtze River may remain as charming and awful as before, pack immediately if you want to leave the original Three Gorges in your memory before it is changed!

Intrduction
The Yangtse River, the biggest river in China, starts with the Tuotuo River at the Roof of the World -Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, takes in countless rivers, and flows eastward across the interior of China. With an overall length of more than 6,300 kilometers, it marches permanently toward the East China Sea, singing the songs of the four seasons with its waves. The Yangtse River, next only to the Amazon and the Nile, is the third biggest river in the world and is a cradle that breeds the ancient
 
 
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