Archive for May, 2011
Economic Activity on the Yangtze
Monday, May 9, 2011 1:33 3 CommentsWhile relaxing on my recent trip up middle reaches of the Yangtze, I took an opportunity to capture some of the Yangtze’s economic activities. To be honest, while I have been to a number of the ports along the lower reaches, and I have seen plenty of economic booms in my time in China, what [...]
Yangtze River Hitting Bottom
Saturday, May 7, 2011 6:43 No CommentsLeast week, during the May holiday, I spent 4 days aboard the Yangtze Explorer going up the river from Yichang to Chongqing, and as you can see from the pictures above the river was far from full. Explained as “normal” by almost all the tour guides (who also told us that everyone was happy after [...]



