Three Gorges Tourism: Boom or Bust? [Image Gallery]

: Image 1: Wanzhou’s rapid development on both sides of the Yangtze.

: Image 2: A small town’s rapid development along the Yangtze river, opposite the Shibaozhai tourist spot.

: Image 3: Skyscraper construction along the river’s edge in Fuling.

: Image 4: A view of Baidicheng from Kuimen.

: Image 5: Shibaozhai when the water level is high.

: Image 6: Kuimen before construction of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir.

: Image 7: A view from Baidicheng overlooking Kuimen, taken February 2010.

: Image 8: White Crane Ridge before construction of the dam.

: Image 9: An above-ground view of White Crane Ridge after the dam is complete.

: Image 10: The viewing corridor of the underwater museum.

: Image 11: Daning River’s drawdown zone.

: Image 12: The drawdown zone for Xiangxi River, near the ancient hometown of Wang Zhaojun.

: Image 13: Another view of the drawdown zone along the Xiangxi River.

: Image 14: The drawdown zone for Phoenix Mountain, across from Three Gorges Dam.

: Image 15: A newly constructed bridge at the entrance to “Little Three Gorges”.

: Image 16(1) and 16(2): Wushan County Harbor in proximity to the drawdown zone and its vegetation.

: Image 17: Zigui Harbor, near the drawdown zone.

: Image 18: Ferry terminal at the mouth of the Xiangxi River, Guizhou.

: Image 19: Fuling Harbor during construction.

: Image 20: Jianyi Port at the mouth of the Daning River.

: Image 21: Shibaozhai: a “Pearl on the Yangtze River”.

: Image 22: Dyke reinforcement of the drawdown zone at the mouth of the Xiangxi River in Guizhou.

: Image 23: Dyke reinforcement of the drawdown zone at Wushan.

: Image 24: Dyke reinforcement of the drawdown zone along Hanfeng Lake, Kaixian County.

: Image 25: Dyke reinforcement of the drawdown zone at Fuling.

: Image 26: Dyke reinforcement in Wanzhou.

: Image 27: The drawdown zone in “Qili Gorge,” near the old residence of Qu Yuan.

: Image 28: The drawdown zone near the Fengjie-Kuimen bridge.

: Image 29: The Wu River emptying into the Yangtze.

: Image 30(1): Daning River, Bawu Gorge drawdown zone

: Image 30(2): Daning River, Bawu Gorge drawdown zone

: Image 31: The drawdown zone for Dicui Gorge.

: Image 32: The drawdown zone at Little Three Gorges on the Daning River.

: Image 33(1): Villages in the Daning River valley.

: Image 33(2): Villages in the Daning River valley.

: Image 34(1): Forest coverage above the drawdown zone in Wushan’s Little Three Gorges.

: Image 34(2): Forest coverage above the drawdown zone in Wushan’s Little Three Gorges.

: Image 34(3): Forest coverage above the drawdown zone in Wushan’s Little Three Gorges.

: Image 35: The drawdown zone near Wanzhou Harbor.

: Image 36: The drawdown zone at Longmen Gorge, in Wushan’s Little Three Gorges.

: Image 37(1): The drawdown zone beneath the steep cliffs of Kuimen.

: Image 37(2): The drawdown zone beneath the steep cliffs of Kuimen.

: Image 38: The drawdown zone near the Phoenix Mountain where Qu Yuan’s historic home was rebuilt.

: Image 39: Another view of Kuimen’s drawdown zone.

: Image 40(1): Along the Xiangxi River, near Wang Zhaojun’s historic hometown (Baoping Village, also called Zhaojun Village).

: Image 40(2): Along the Xiangxi River, near Wang Zhaojun’s historic hometown (Baoping Village, also called Zhaojun Village).

: Image 41(1): Three Gorges Dam opposite a slope protection project for Phoenix Mountain.

: Image 41(2): Three Gorges Dam opposite a slope protection project for Phoenix Mountain.

: Image 42: The drawdown zone near Shibaozhai.

: Image 43: Garbage at the side of a ferry terminal where the Xiangxi River flows into the Yangtze.

: Image 44: Garbage lines the river’s banks near Kaixian County.

: Image 45(1): Fuling residents washing clothes.

: Image 45(2): Fuling residents washing clothes.

: Image 46: Oil disposal pipes run from restaurants in Fuling, pass over the drawdown zone and flow into the Yangtze.

: Image 47(1): The Phoenix Mountain drawdown zone damaged by wave erosion..

: Image 47(2): The Phoenix Mountain drawdown zone damaged by wave erosion..

: Image 48: Vegetation above and below the drawdown zone near Wushan County Harbor.

: Image 49: Healthy vegetation growing above the drawdown zone near Wushan County Harbor is minimal.

: Image 50: Vegetation along the upper portion of the drawdown zone at Daning River’s Little Three Gorges.

: Image 51: Vegetation along the drawdown zone in Kuimen.

: Image 52(1): Lifeless trees and shrubs in the Baidicheng drawdown zone.

: Image 52(2): Lifeless trees and shrubs in the Baidicheng drawdown zone.

: Image 53(1): Vegetation is scarce in the Wanzhou drawdown zone.

: Image 53(2): Vegetation is scarce in the Wanzhou drawdown zone.

: Image 54(1): A drawdown zone eroded by the Wanzhou River.

: Image 54(2): A drawdown zone eroded by the Wanzhou River.

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