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sbwhart:
We've just got back from a three week holiday in China,

It was a bit of an eye opener:- the whole country seems to be one huge construction site, they are building 40 story apartment towers a dozen at a time, roads, bridges and high speed railway links are going up all over the place, they are catching up the west fast. Before I get onto the touristy bits her are a city pics so you can see what I mean.











The Great Wall







Teracota Army










This is the General he looks full of authority



Pandas



Enjoying a chew with a mate







A group of three year old enjoying some carrots.

I love how they like to lie on their backs to eat.



We  went down the Yangsie river through the Three gorges and saw the Three Gorges Dame and Visited a Gulin and went down the lee river and saw then fish with Cormorants:- I,ll  post those pics of in a few days time.

Hope you enjoy

Stew




sbwhart:
Ok Her's a few more

The Yangsie three river cruse

One of the cruse ships



Lots of frate is moved down the river.



We must have past a 20 or 30 ship yards like this.





Another bridge goes up.



When they built the three gorges dam it raised the water level by 175M so they had to move whole towns like these.





Entering one of the gorges it must have been really spectacular before the dam went up.









Hydrofoils quicken the journey.



Model of three Gorges dam the model gives you some idea of the scale of the project.



And the real thing




One of the locks empty



And with six ships in it, Our ship went through at 2 in the morning everyone got up to see it except one person who slept through it, yes I was that person.



A few Chinglish Signs I was amused to find out that the Chines refer to them selves as speaking Chinglish.







Some of the best examples were in the gents urinals :- Aim carefully for better hygiene, and:- A step closer is cleaner.


Stew




Trion:
Nice pictures, looks to have been an interesting holiday! It sure is amazing how quickly China is growing, not to mention the size of the projects. :bugeye:

dsquire:
Stew

Those are great pictures. Nothing like getting a sight seeing tour without leaving home.  Glad you had a good holiday.
 :D :D

Cheers  :beer:

Don

PTsideshow:
Great photo's, always nice when you get to see the stuff that has been on the tube for years in person.

Glad you had a nice time.  :clap: :clap: :clap:

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