Yichang Travel Blogs

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Juliana (Russia)   After 4 days couped up on a boat, we headed for the railway station in Yichang to buy our onward tickets. Unfortunately, we were informed that there were no sleeper births to Sanjiang any time soon, so we had to b…

Our train for Yichang (1474) left at 21:47 hours.  Running a bit late and we were only boarding the train at about that time after returning to the train station from dinner and a quick e-mail check at a local internet cafe.  It had been a long couple of days so I…

I went to China for the month of May 2006, so study the long term effects of human development on aquatic ecosystems. As such I traveled to extremely rural places and went where no white person had ever been before. Overall the trip was eye opening!

So I got up early and caught the #503 bus from my hotel to the dock. But I didn't get on a boat just yet, because first I took a bus to Wanzhou (3 hours). Then I took a mini bus to the dock there and got on a fast stinky boat down the Yangze (6 hours) to somewhere that's not Yichang. Then from…

We arrived at Yichang.  This is our final destination of our Yangtze River Tour. Our next offshore excursion is to visit the Three Gorge Dam Project.  The Chairman is visiting the Dam.  The trip is cancelled, as they closed the area.  We visited the Gozhouba Shiplock, instead. …

the chinese character present good luck in yanluodian.

The train was great as our destination was the only stop. The only downfall was that we were on the half of the train that went backwards.  As soon as we got off the train, Phil, our city guide, was there to pick us up.  We talked about Chongqing and he asked us if we had any hot pot…

Vandaag was er weer een een druk programma op de cruiseboot maar we hebben besloten om daar niet aan mee te doen. We hebben heerlijk genoten van het zonnetje op het voordek. 's Avonds hebben we nog gezellig iets gedronken met onze nieuwe backpack vrienden. En 'genoten' van de karaoke optredens. En …

As I've done all thoughout China, I buy my train tickets at the local price by pulling my hat down nearly over my eyes, looking downward, and speaking chinese.  No problemo.  I have to change trains in Lioujiou.  I have dinner with man's family whom I met on the train.  It is co…

Yichang is the kind of place that you don't really want to spend any time in. It was a shame, then, that we had to spend 24 hours here, waiting to catch a boat to take us east along the Yangtse River, to Chongqing. I will never, ever slag off High Wycombe again (I'm lying, of course; I will.) You …

The worlds most great trainride to the far east

These early starts were becoming a bit for a habit and breakfast ad then off the boat, and onto a bus where we took a short trip to the dam. There we went through airport style security and onto another bus where we were taken up to the top of the hill next to the dam for some fantastic view …

While on the boat we did see another cruiser run by Victoria Cruise Line. Tried to get a photo but it was moving too quick :-(We arrived in Yichang and got to see 'The Big Dam'. This is another 'sight' that I should have been impressed by. But...its...well....a big dam. It is rather huge and I do…