Travel Notes of Chongqing —— Take a boat trip to the Three Gorges

Chongqing tourism must not lack the link of taking a boat trip to the Yangtze River. It took a lot of effort to find a cruise ship that night. Because we signed up for an individual tour, that is, a group of tourists from all over the country, we spent the whole day visiting Hongyadong, Baigongguan, Zhazidong, Ciqikou and other scenic spots. At five o'clock in the afternoon, the tour guide organized everyone to participate in a self-funded project, overlooking the landscape at the intersection of Jialing River and Yangtze River from the tallest building in Chongqing. The guide settled us before going upstairs. After going downstairs, a bus went straight to Chaotianmen Wharf and told us the car number. Who knows, I got on the "thief" car and dawdled into two shopping spots before arriving at Chaotianmen Wharf.

I found the sixth pier according to the travel itinerary and found the boarding place along dozens of steps. There are no cruise ships like ours. Ask a security guard. He said that this is Jialing River Pier, and the place you are going to may be the sixth pier of the Yangtze River. How about five or six miles from here? I quickly called the tourist center in Chongqing to ask about the situation. Soon I received their reply, saying that the travel itinerary was wrong, not the sixth pier, but the third pier. My wife and I hurried to another pier. The long Jialing River pier has no means of transportation, so we finally found the third pier with two pairs of old legs. There is a girl by the river holding a banner more than a foot long, which says Victoria. We boarded the cruise ship in a hurry, and there was not much time left. The person in charge of the cruise ship said that the travel company wouldn't give us your phone number and couldn't inform you.

They made a mistake in writing their travel itinerary and didn't inform the cruise ship of our information in time. If the trip is delayed, who will be responsible for the following series of problems? It is important to choose a regular travel company, but you can know which one is, especially for individual travelers. A little carelessness, the consequences are unimaginable. This reminds us of the trouble we encountered when boarding the plane. That afternoon, we arrived at Wulanchabu airport early according to the travel time notified by the tour guide. The travel itinerary says 19: 30, but the electronic display of the airport is 2 1: 30. It is normal for the plane to be delayed for various reasons, and it is not a big deal to leave a few hours late.

Half an hour before boarding, I used my ID card to pick up the ticket. After handling the relevant matters, I started the security check. A female staff member looked at our plane tickets and ID cards and said the names were wrong. I took it in my hand and looked at it carefully. Yes, our names are written in black and white! People say that the following pinyin letters are wrong. Xue answered Xue's letter. What do you think it says? I asked what should I do? The female staff said, who bought the plane ticket for you, otherwise you can't leave today.

I hurried to call Xiao Zhang of the travel company, and Xiao Zhang said that Li Shu asked me what was going on. At this time, there was a broadcast in the waiting hall urging us to board the plane. I remember that Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport had similar problems before. At that time, the wind on my wife's ticket said Phoenix. The security staff asked me to go to a workbench to change it and build an official seal. I hurried to the desk of the ticket office, where there was not even a person on duty.

The female security guard said it was useless to find someone, so we had to find someone to buy you a plane ticket. I called the tour guide Xiao Zhang again, and Xiao Zhang replied that he was looking for someone to handle it for us. Then a voice in the hall said that if we don't board the plane, the plane will take off soon. I was really anxious, so I said to the female staff at the security checkpoint, why don't people stamp an official seal for such a trivial matter at the big airport? But it's up to you here Where is your leader? If you are delayed, I will sue you. The female staff looked helpless.

Just then, a male staff member called us to board the plane quickly from inside. My wife and I passed the security check in a panic, ran down the stairs and went out of the waiting hall. The plane is still a few hundred meters away, and the ground crew shouted. Why are you still dawdling? The departure time is too early! My wife and I carried big bags and small bags, sprinting 100 meters to the finish line. Panting after climbing the ladder, my wife's lips turned purple and she was too tired to speak. It's really like the Kuomintang fleeing the mainland.

The plane soared smoothly in the starry sky. I took a long breath and said, anyway, we finally got on the plane. My wife replied angrily, I didn't lose my life ... I'll never go out with you again!

I struggled all the way to think whether the crew decided to take us away, or whether the constant sound of urging us to board the plane in the airport lobby touched "God"? There is nothing wrong with my ID card except a few pinyin letters. Why can't I change it? If you can't fly to Chongqing on time, the rest of the trip will be delayed. Who will be responsible for the loss? Isn't it a man-made contradiction to go to court for such a small matter? It's true that you follow the rules, but there should be at least one leader on duty in such a large terminal. The hardware facilities in our area have gone up, but the quality of people is far behind the fast-developing economy. I hope it won't happen again.

After a night's voyage, the cruise ship arrived in Fengdu the next morning. The tourist attractions here are called the Jade Emperor Holy Land. This place not far from Fengdu is called Wu Yushan, which is a place of religious culture. With China Taoism as the core and kindness as the foundation, it shows the traditional cultural values of "Buddha's heart", "Taoist bone" and "Confucian appearance", and it is also an important supplement to the culture of famous mountain scenic spots.

An atheist like me, who neither burns incense nor worships Buddha, can only browse the flowers, but the scenery here is not inferior to other places in the Yangtze River Basin. Subtropical flowers such as bougainvillea are gorgeous and tall, and all kinds of trees are washed away by rain. Unlike the spring breeze in our hometown, even peach blossoms and apricot blossoms are gray. Before they all bloom, the petals are floating around in the wind. The Yangtze River Basin is one of the most complete plants and beautiful flowers in China, and it is also one of the most haunting places for tourists.

If you went to Chongqing and didn't take a cruise to visit the Three Gorges, you haven't been there. The cruise ship goes down the river from Chongqing, and there are famous scenic spots such as Fengdu, Baidicheng, Shennongxia and Three Gorges Dam on both sides. It takes two days and three nights to go to the Three Gorges by cruise ship from Chongqing, which is divided into luxury class and ordinary class. The speed of the ship is 20-30 kilometers per hour. In case of designated scenic spots or self-funded scenic spots, they will stop at the dock and there will be buses for tourists to pick up and drop off. Generally speaking, the service attitude and dining quality of the cruise ship are relatively good, and the self-funded projects are not reluctant, completely out of their own wishes.

The scenic spots from Chongqing to the Three Gorges include the Jade Emperor Holy Land in Fengdu, Shennong Gorge in Wushan, referred to as Xiaoshan Gorge, and the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang. Self-funded projects include Fengdu Ghost Town, Wind and Smoke of the Three Kingdoms and Baidicheng. Self-funded projects are expensive, with 290 yuan per person. We are not involved in any of them. Breakfast and lunch are buffet and dinner is a group table. The food, fish, ducks and vegetables are complete and rich, and the room is clean and comfortable. Every day, there are also activities including captain's meeting, song and dance performance, bar friendship and so on. Although the engine is a little noisy when sailing at night, the Yangtze River has become a real high gorge out of Pinghu due to the role of the Three Gorges Dam, and the navigation is very stable. The cruise life of two days and three nights makes people feel a little "happy".

Two days before I arrived in Chongqing, it was cloudy and drizzling, and I felt really foggy. After boarding the cruise ship, the weather gradually cleared up, and you could almost see dozens of miles away the next morning. Surrounded by green hills on both sides of the river, cruise ships are like walking through paintings. Scene after scene, each scenery is very different. The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is the most spectacular canyon I have ever seen. You must take a five-star cruise ship to visit the Three Gorges, which costs hundreds of dollars more, but the service quality and dining standards are relatively high. You must spend the money you should spend when you go out, save some money, and save those meaningless scenic spots at your own expense before you travel.

The Three Gorges is not only an important gorge of the Yangtze River, but also a battleground for military strategists in various historical periods, as evidenced by the ancient chains in Wuxia. In the era of cold weapons, an iron rope cut off the river and the warship lost its prestige.

With the acceleration of modernization, ancient military facilities gradually lost their defense functions. Especially after the completion of the Three Gorges Dam, the green hills on both sides of the strait are sandwiched with clear water, which has long been a place for tourists. Today, the local rare sunshine and warm breeze make people feel relaxed and happy.

Goddess peak in front of Wuxia seems to be welcoming us with a smile. Cruise ships docked at a dock, and three cruise ships lined up, and tourists on board filed out, among which foreign tourists accounted for a considerable proportion. Everyone took a small yacht to Goddess Creek. Before the dam was built, Shennvxi was just a knee-deep river. The local people waded across the river, went up the mountain to collect herbs, picked mushrooms, and planted potatoes and corn to make a living. The villagers' lives were relatively difficult. The Three Gorges Dam, like a dragon, cut off the river from south to north. In addition to flood control, power generation, shipping and other functions, the river has also turned the Goddess River into a clear and blue river. Here, the mountains are beautiful, the vegetation is lush, and the river is rippling and crystal clear. With the increase of tourists, local people can not only sell all kinds of agricultural and sideline products, but also increase their income by doing some small businesses, and their lives have been greatly improved.

The tour guide Tujia girl said that the most beautiful scenery here should be early winter. The peak presents four colors, the peak is white, the hillside is yellow, and the bottom is red and green. Different terrain presents different colors, which naturally makes Shan Lan colorful.

Yachts meander through the gallery-like landscape and dock side by side at a temporary pier. More than a dozen male and female tour guides sang and danced for everyone, and finally invited everyone to participate. Chinese and foreign tourists laughed and danced. If the two-day cruise life is like a dream, the dream is coming to an end. Tomorrow we will see the Three Gorges Dam, which we are looking forward to day and night. This cross-century project is the climax of a dream. I hope this dream can last forever. Isn't it the ultimate goal of life?

The cruise ship departs from Xiling Gorge at dusk and arrives at Sandouping at midnight. The cruise ship quietly docked at the Yangtze River pier. Here, the river is spacious, and the lights and stars in the distance converge, and Tianshui is connected, as if sailing on the sea. Because it is no longer moving forward, the engine sound of the cruise ship is very low, like a lullaby to make people fall asleep. The next morning, the sky looked hazy. I got up and looked out of the window. I see the morning glow in the east, which indicates that the sun is about to rise. I quickly turned on my mobile phone and waited for the sunrise in the east, so that I could take different scenery. At this time, it happened that a boat was sailing in the distance, and the calm lake rippled, and the flaming sunrise leaned out of the lake like a shy face. I took this photo in a hurry.

After breakfast on the cruise, all the tourists filed out. This is the Zigui Wharf and the hometown of ancient Qu Yuan and Wang Zhaojun. The old county town was flooded when the Three Gorges Dam was built, and many high-rise buildings with novel shapes were built at the height of the terrain.

Sandouping Town in front is the Three Gorges Dam, and the bus stopped for more than ten kilometers. The tour guide asked the tourists to hand in all the articles such as wine and controlled knives. The reservoir area is militarized, and no dangerous goods can be brought in. The tourists are busy again ... the vehicles finally entered the reservoir area. We looked in the direction pointed by the tour guide, perhaps because it was too far away, and the dam in front of us was not as tall and magnificent as we thought. In my reverie, the voice of the tour guide came to my ear: when the dam was completed, there were more than 10 thousand technical and construction personnel here, and the stadiums and hotels were relatively complete, but there was no school. After the project was completed, all the dam builders were evacuated. At present, only 1000 technicians are left to maintain and check the dam safety and the normal operation of the generator set.

The Three Gorges Dam was built in 1994. At that time, more than 1400,000 people were relocated, and the total dam cost was1400 billion RMB. Break-even in 20 13 years, and start to make profits in 20 14 years. Now, the daily income of power generation alone is 70 million RMB. This trans-century project is mainly used for flood control. Floods have caused great losses to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River for thousands of years, and the Three Gorges Dam can resist the once-in-a-century flood. Every spring, the dam area discharges flood to free up the storage capacity, and the surplus flood in rainy season is stored in the reservoir area to adjust the flood peak. The part of the river without plants seen in the picture is the cliff exposed after the reservoir area releases water.

Today, in addition to flood control, power generation, shipping and other functions, the Three Gorges Dam is visited by tens of thousands of people every day, and the number of tourists on holidays exceeds 30,000. There is no admission fee for visiting the dam, and the 35 yuan paid by tourists is only the transportation fee from the dam area to Yibin city. Guided by the tour guide, we went to the highest point of the Three Gorges Dam and overlooked the shiplock. Ships of different sizes enter the sluice first to release water, and then leave the sluice. On the contrary, the downstream water injection is as flat as the upstream water surface, and then it is released to move on.

There is also a huge triangle stone that was thrown into the Yangtze River when it was intercepted. The tour guide said that the largest one weighs more than ten tons, and the triangular cement stone is not easy to be washed away by water. Many cement stones of different sizes were thrown to lock the dragon. We stood near the dam and looked at the reservoir area connected with Tianshui in the distance. We are particularly excited.

Why should the dam area be built near Sandouping? After years of investigation and demonstration, Sandouping has the most stable geological structure and relatively open terrain, which can store a lot of floods. As early as the early years of the Republic of China, China people had the desire to build a dam, but it was difficult to realize this dream in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, which had been going on for eight years after the old warlord regime in China. Now only the new China under the leadership of China Production Party can complete such a huge project. Let's cheer for the motherland once again and pay tribute to everyone who participated in the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.