antics entry into Wu Gorge road to nowhere Xiling Gorge river scene damped sine wave the fog descends civilization art on board the cruise ship art on board the cruise ship art on board the cruise ship traditional scene what's left small landscape the Asian ladybugs begin to stir entertainment on board solo dancer chorus line ritualized dance folk dance folk dance dancer in motion in the locks of the Three Gorges Dam I get to steer the boat leading us in song catwalk, another ancient coffin High Water mark Daning riverside ancient coffin stairway for the intrepid fish farming fish farming the landscape was somehow exotic bridges tourists river traffic what was once a craft of pride through the gorge rugged riverbank peak entering QuTang Gorge Yangtze settlement clouds, light rain, river town rural river