Through Three Gorges in a Luxury Cruise Ship

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Peter Hughes, Gorges to behold. Financial Times, Jan. 12, 2010.
http://www.howtospendit.com/#/articles/932-china-yangtze-river

My comment:
(1)Every now and then, Financial Times carry an extra magazine "How to
Spend it"--featuring luxury goods and travel for the rich and famous. This
issue include a recent trip along the Yangtze in a luxury cruise ship, after
the Dam was completed and water level elevated.
(2) This link, however, requires a latest software for the experience. To
scroll down the web page, click a small square (about 1 square centimeter)
at top left symbolized with a stack of three sheets--and then a pull-down
menu will appear.

Note:
(1) pomelo or pommelo 柚子
(2) epiphyte
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyte
(a plant that grows upon another plant (such as a tree) non-parasitically,
such as mosses, liverworts, lichens, orchids and Spanish moss)
(3) quay
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quay
("A quay may be constructed parallel or perpendicular to the bank of a
waterway. In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations, the word is
commonly used, while Americans typically use 'wharf.'")
(4) transmute (vt, vi): "to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
and especially to a higher form"
(5) spinney (n): "chiefly British : a small wood with undergrowth"
(6) lift (n): "chiefly British : elevator"
(7) b chiefly British : elevator
(8) Fengdu 丰都
(9) The "januty" in "jaunty little pogoda roofs" (adj): ": sprightly in
manner or appearance : LIVELY <sporting a jaunty red beret> <a jaunty stroll
>"
(10) loll (vt, vi): "to hang loosely"
(11) Wu Gorge 巫峡
(12) Wushan County 重庆市巫山县
(13) Moshikou 北京模式口

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