The Holday on the Yangzte first Dam

The information on the dam is being broadcast in the background; it is 2,600 metres long and 70 metres high, that makes it longer than the three gorges dam, which is 2,300 metres long and 180 metres high. The morning 'tai chi' has finished, which I conveniently slipped away from and we are now slipping into the mountainous area. That might mean that the connection is about to go, so I would be well advised to get this post published and move on as he begins to tell his story about a General who was in the area 1,700 years ago as well as other stories such as; "there is one of the Yangzte tributaries and the Yangzte has over 700 tributaries ..... " and then there is another General from the 3 Kingdoms era, 1,700 years.

It is more the here and now I am interested in and moving into China you begin to understand that this is a land of superlatives; the most people, the highest train, the fastest train, the biggest dam, etc. etc. Still, their football team is crap, the quality of their products is generally poor, service in shops and restuarants leave a lot to be desired and neither is the Yangzte the longest river, nor is China the biggest country. Nevertheless, although I don't know what they are going to do about the Yangzte, I think that they just might solve the other problems, including that of not being the largest country. For that problem they only have to look at some maps of China that you might find in the Republic of China (Taiwan). "Que serra, serra" ........ The picture shows the first dam on the Yangzte after leaving Yichang.