rugged riverbank through the gorge what was once a craft of pride river traffic tourists bridges the landscape was somehow exotic fish farming fish farming stairway for the intrepid ancient coffin Daning riverside High Water mark catwalk, another ancient coffin leading us in song I get to steer the boat other monkey business antics entry into Wu Gorge road to nowhere Xiling Gorge river scene damped sine wave entering QuTang Gorge Yangtze settlement clouds, light rain, river town rural river isolated home coal barge Yangtze bridge settlement the working river along the river riverscape fellow travelers oriental landscape riverside in the rain cruise boat on the Yangtze river anchors staff cell phone reception was good on board between ships pontoon traditional drayage