Full steam ahead as Yangtze River cruises ride new wave of popularity

Rising demand boosts the sector after three years in the doldrums, as Cheng Si and Zhou Lihua report from Wuhan.

The gloom that has hung over the Yangtze River cruise industry since an accident in which more than 400 people died has finally been dispersed.

Experts say the revival of tourism on the world's third-longest river is the result of strengthened safety regulations for cruise operators and tougher environmental controls that were introduced in the wake of accident.