On a slow boat in China
By Jules Quartly | China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-14 08:10
The Yangtze River winds its way through some of the country's best scenic spots. Liu Junfeng |
A rectangular cabin window frames the unfolding panorama of the Yangtze River. Mist creeps across a green expanse of water in the diffuse dawn light, as a small fishing boat bobs in our wake. Ragged cliffs thrust upward, farmhouses and the occasional temple dot rice terraces on the lower banks.
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