DAY THREE! WEEEEEE woke up at 6 to take last few photos! The stairs are quite unbearable to be apart, the destiny between the soft bed, toilet seat and me is going to mark an end!!! SOB!
Had the breakfast after photo shooting, went off the ship and climb up the steps of the dock in the stylish way! Haha! The dock is offering elevator, charging 2 Yuan for each up/down ride! Looks like the locals is really good at doing business. Despite their limitation of little visitors that come to visit, they try to make the attraction to be more creative and memorable! And that’s right; it’s a ride that I can hardly forget!
Today’s scope of visit will be going to the big dam and dinner at one of the top restaurants of 宜昌. Before seeing the dam itself, I have thought that the dam is just about the size of marina barrage, maybe being built up for the sake of pollution controlling measures… Well, that was before I was given the ticket and board the bus. The site is only accessible by coach bus. I strongly believe this is one of the attempts to control the crowd.
One of the decoration of the coach station =x
Upon reaching the 长江三峡大坝, my mouth gently opens wider and wider! It is so gigantic! I was unable to identify the end of this dam! As being filled in by the guide, the dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River that had earned itself a reputation of world’s largest electricity-generating plant. The purpose of the dam is not only about producing electricity that supplies cities in its’ 1000 km radius, it also increases the river’s shipping capacity and reducing the potential flooding at downstream by providing flood storage spaces. China regards this project as historic engineering, social and economic success.
Soon after we finished sighting the attraction, we board on the bus and had sumptuous lunch at 宜昌食家庄 (restaurant) before the 4 hours bus ride back to WUST.
On the way back, we experienced heavy traffic jam and witness the aftermath of a container-related accident. However, the accident venue is only left with a damaged container which apparently contains tons of cabbage with a lot of passer by collecting the spattered cargo. It is amazing how one accident can jam up the whole stretch of road. We were jammed for like an hour and that is pretty lucky as the driver said it usually can jam up to half a day on the highway.
Personal Reflection/Feelings:
The trip is worthy of going. The experiences are not being able to be described by words. I have grew a more indepth knowing of China's culture. There is a reason for Chinese to be so proud of being the citizen of their nation, and I am going to find out as much as I could. 所谓中国五千年历史，博大精深！ The overseas stay is less than 23 days to go.
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