BTC. The Dam

Raining hard with dense fog.

As I write this we have been sitting in the middle of the river, not moving, for at least seven hours. Nothing is moving on the river.

Naturally it is claimed that this weather is not usual and has been caused by the dam construction, as is the more humid summers etc.

Eventually the fog lifted enough for us to get a bus to Yichang. Stopped at the big dam on the way.

Once again, large scale and many tourists. An entertainment complex is being built. Tour guide spouted about three thousand statistics to show how big, how biggest, how everything. Very proud. Worth seeing. Wikipedia will have many details and numbers. Currently 95% completed.

Cruise ends at Yichang. We were to go through the five enormous locks, four hour transit of 113 meters, but it is closed for a month. So, bus to Yichang, then the tour group bus to Wuhan.
Yichang, 4 millions people, hydroelectric city due to its dam. 17 more dams to be built on this river which ends in Shanghai.