The Yangtze courses through a great plain of material deposited by floods, therefore its perils consist largely of shifting channels. The approach to the gorges is not difficult, but the current becomes very swift and treacherous. In some ...See moreThe Yangtze courses through a great plain of material deposited by floods, therefore its perils consist largely of shifting channels. The approach to the gorges is not difficult, but the current becomes very swift and treacherous. In some parts the river is quite safe, while in others there are dangerous whirlpools and currents which engulf the unwary captain. At the end of the gorges we see the ancient river town of Wanshien. Written by
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