Following the addition of White Emperor City as an optional excursion featured in Victoria Cruises’ 2010 Yangtze River brochure, China’s pre-eminent five-star cruise line has announced a second ...

SHIBAOZHAI TEMPLE, China — For 500 years, Shibaozhai has sat on a hillside overlooking a crowded medieval village and the terraced green fields of the narrow Yangtze River valley. It has survived ...

Lee Ann Gray-Perle and Al Perle pose with The Gazette in front of the 16th century Qing Dynasty Shibaozhai Temple during their vacation in China this summer.

Following the addition of White Emperor City as an optional excursion featured in Victoria Cruises (http://www.VictoriaCruises.com) 2010 Yangtze River brochure, China ...

YANGTZE RIVER, China - The setting all but takes your breath away, especially within the Three Gorges, one of the world's great natural galleries. At every bend in the river, another lush green ...

ABOARD THE VIKING CENTURY SKY - From my cabin balcony, I watched a crimson pagoda sprout up from the shore. My Yangtze River vessel pulled right alongside, and passengers stepped through a gantlet of ...

Lisa See's most recent book is "Dragon Bones" (Random House, 2003), which considers issues surrounding the building of the Three Gorges Dam. In recent months, art, culture and history have disappeared ...

The 17 group and private tours include trips along Burma's Irrawaddy and Chindwin, India's Brahmaputra, the Mekong river in Laos, as well as China's Yunnan province and the Red River in Vietnam. Tours ...

For 500 years, Shibaozhai has sat on a hillside overlooking a crowded medieval village and the terraced green fields of the narrow Yangtze River valley. It has survived civil war and the ...