Envision yourself cruising the famous Yangtze River, flowing with it across the centuries, through breathtaking gorges, this exciting 3-night Yangtze River Cruise offers spectacular sites and scenery. Your trip highlights include: Chongqing, Fengdu, Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges, Three Gorges Dam, and Yichang.
Fengdu located approximately 110 miles from Chongqing and 300 miles from Yichang is an intriguing destination in China known as Fengdu Ghost City.  Folklore states that this city is home to devils but some people do not put much credence in this tale.  However, along with the dark side, Fengdu is one of the most beautiful areas in China, one that has a rich culture and boasts a variety of historic relics. The stories of this city date back to the Han Dynasty from 206 BC to 220 AD.  At that time, Yin and Wang became Taoist recluses and at some point, immortals.  Eventually, the names were combined during the Tang Dynasty, meaning “King of the Under World.  Today, Fengdu Ghost City, which is also referred to, as the “City of Ghosts” is where locals believe the king resides.
However, stories continue to run rampant about wild monkeys and ghosts that still inhabit this city.  Taking time to visit Fengdu Ghost City gives you a look into a 2,000-year history, one that has been built with a strong belief in the afterlife.  The Chinese people believe this place is where spirits of the dead come to rest.  While some people feel spooked about the city’s history, most are overtaken by the incredible beauty that actually promotes a sense of tranquility.
Fengdu Ghost City is situated on Mt. Ming, a place where several religions are practiced to include Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.  As a part of your trip down the Yangtze River to this area, you can marvel in the incredible characteristics on which the city was built.  While there, you want to spend time reading an inscription on the largest rock stone carving in the world, fondly called the “Damned King Stone”.  The statue is massive, large enough for you to climb up the body.
Additionally, when visiting Fengdu Ghost City and Mt. Ming, you can walk through ancient shrines and temples that still boast amazing architectural features.  In Fengdu, many fascinating landmarks exist, such as the “Nothing to be done Bridge”, “Ghost Torturing Pass”, “River of Blood”, and the “Last Glance Home Tower”, locations where ghosts are said to have left the mortal world and entered the world beyond.
Today, Fengdu Ghost City is one of the favorite tourist sites due to its legendary reputation.  The statues might look terrifying, designed to depict the faces of people that directly disobeyed mortals but they also provide a look into a unique part of China’s history.

The Lesser Three Gorges are the three separate valleys of the Daning River: Dragon Gate Gorge, Misty Gorge and Emerald Gorge. These lie on the lower reaches of the Daning, which flows into the Yangtze. The gorges are truly spectacular. Sheer cliffs soar up towards the sky from the brown-green water. Mountain tops hover above the ribbon of mist, disconnected from their roots. Its "subtle mountains, clear waters, pretty rocks, dangerous rapids, sharp turns, fantastic caves, and stalactites in various shapes" create the timeless beauty that you see in Chinese landscape paintings. Monkeys, mandarin ducks and other water birds can be seen loitering on big boulders in this area. In addition to the wonderful natural scenery there are a number of historical places of interest along the way, such as a suspended coffin, boat coffin, and remains of ancient plank walkway.

Three Gorges Dam, the largest water conservancy project ever undertaken by man and it has been a dream for several generations of Chinese people. The construction of the dam formally began in 1994. The body of the dam was completed in 2003, and the whole construction will be competed in 2009. It will be 2,335 meters long, 185 meters high, 18 meters wide on the top and 130 meters wide at the bottom.