The world famous Yangtse River is the cradle of Chinese civilization. It is the Mother River of China, which superbly ranks as the number one river among the rivers in our nation and the third longest river in the would. It is running ten thousand-li long, traversing across the land of China. The splendid Three Gorges flanking along the upper-medium bank of the river in Chongqing of Sichuan Province and Hubei Province are regarded as the most famous gorges of the world. The excursion of the Three Gorges is recognized as the everlasting golden line of tourist attraction in China. The project of the Yangtse River in recent years had been focused by the people of the world. After the completion of the second project in 2003 the water level of the reservoir had reached the elevation of 135 meters high, presenting the wonderful view of lofty gorges companying with the peaceful lake, thus the beautiful scenery of the new Three Gorges was born along the river and has advanced the tourism of the gorges into a new epoch. Although it is said that some of the tourist sites will be sunk or moved to higher land when the entire construction is completed in 2009, yet the majestic view of the Three Gorges will be existed and attract more people to come for another absolute new look.

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