Tuesday, December 22, 2015

CHINA #16 YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE - OUTANG GORGE & WU GORGE


 WHEN THEY PUT IN THE DAMN THE WATER RAISED UP TO 170 METERS (around 450 feet)
MANY HOMES WERE LOST IN THIS PROCESS.  FARMERS HAD TO MOVE TO THE CITY




 




 I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ROCK (our guide) WAS BEHIND US MAKING A FACE



 AN UNUSUAL BURIAL PLACE FOR A LOVED ONE, BUT NOT UNCOMMON
 






A FEW MONKS LIVE IN THIS TEMPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL

 A CLOSE UP OF THEIR HOME

 ON BOARD OUR SHIP WE HAD AN ARTIST WHO DID SILK EMBROIDERY


 AND ALSO AN ARTIST IN SNUFF PAINTING
(paints on the inside of whatever he is making)
I BOUGHT A NECKLACE AND A JEWERLY CONTAINER

 JOE, JOHN AND RICHARD

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