3/27/2004
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| KOPPELQUESTS - Photo Gallery
3/27/2004 |
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 Our first view of the Yangzi River. The spot in the distance is the first bend that makes (east) from its southerly flow. |
 A typical mountain village that we passed today |
 Tiered wheat fields along the Yangzi River |
 Huge mountain peaks (part of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Range) in the distance |
 A view of the Yangzi River as it approaches Tiger Leaping Gorge |
 The drive to the gorge was nerve-racking - no guard rails, and an immediate drop-off.... |
 Tiger Leaping Gorge |
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 Legend had it that tigers would leap over the gorge, using this large rock as a stepping stone... |
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 A Black Yi woman smoking a pipe |
 Black Yi women gathered at a local market in Tiger Leaping Gorge village |