Three Gorges Most Beautiful Night Cruise Guide

Yichang 5 Days 4 Nights Itinerary｜Explore the Gateway to the Three Gorges for 3000 RMB, from National Treasures to the Epic Landscape of the Ba-Chu Secret Realm! **💰Budget Allocation** (More cost-effective for two people) Accommodation: 170 RMB/night × 4 nights = 680 RMB Dining: 100 RMB/day × 5 days = 500 RMB Tickets & Transportation: about 1820 RMB (including special experiences) **Total 3000 RMB** (Flexible adjustments available to upgrade to a Three Gorges cruise scenic room!) --- **⚓Day 1: Gateway to the Three Gorges · First Impressions of Yichang** **Morning**: Take a bus from Yichang East Station to the **Three Gorges Dam Tourist Area** (free reservation required, view the five-level ship lock from Tanziling, touch the dam body at platform 185) **Noon**: **Dam Area Farmhouse Feast** (45 RMB per person: Yangtze River fatty fish hotpot, stir-fried cured meat with Guangjiao pepper, lazy tofu) **Afternoon**: **Closure Memorial Park** (20 RMB electric cart, see the 75-ton loading and unloading machine, experience the 3D film on dam closure) → **Three Gorges Project Museum** (free, touch the granite core sample) **Evening**: **Xiling Gorge Entrance** (free, watch the first bend of the Yangtze River out of the gorge) **Overnight**: Homestay in the Three Gorges Dam area (190 RMB/night, window view of dam lights) --- **⛰️Day 2: Two Dams and One Gorge · Water Epic** **All day**: **“Yangtze Three Gorges” series cruise** (ticket 168 RMB, pass Gezhouba Dam to experience rising water levels, traverse the original Xiling Gorge) **Noon**: **Onboard Buffet** (included in ticket, dine on deck with views of the cliffside ancient plank road) **Afternoon**: **Three Gorges Cave** (ticket 78 RMB, recite poetry in front of Bai Juyi’s brother’s stone carvings) → **Three Gorges Monkey Creek** (cable car 35 RMB, interact with wild macaques) **Evening**: **Xialao Creek Natural Bathing Beach** (free, cool off in clear creek water) **Night**: **Taozhu Road Night Market** (40 RMB per person: cold shrimp, radish dumplings, baked potatoes) --- **🏮Day 3: Hometown of Qu Yuan · Tracing the Soul of Poetry** **Morning**: Take a passenger bus to **Zigui County** (Qu Yuan’s hometown ticket 80 RMB, touch the bronze statue of Qu Yuan, watch dragon boat training during the Dragon Boat Festival season) **Noon**: **Qu Gu Banquet** (50 RMB per person: orange peel braised pork, gorge fish cake, Qingtan fermented tofu) **Afternoon**: **Three Gorges Bamboo Sea** (ticket 88 RMB, bamboo rafting through the gorge, experience ancient papermaking 30 RMB) → **Lianzi Cliff** (ticket 58 RMB, touch the geological wonder “rock anchor” project) **Evening**: **Muyu Island Park** (free, see the Three Gorges Dam and the high gorge flat lake in one frame) **Overnight**: Zigui Riverside Inn (180 RMB/night, listen to night cruise ship whistles) --- **🌿Day 4: Qingjiang Gallery · Tujia Secret Realm** **All day**: Tourist line to **Changyang Qingjiang Gallery** (Line A ticket + boat 140 RMB, climb Wuluo Zhongli Mountain summit, see the White Tiger totem) **Noon**: **Tujia Raised Grid Meal** (45 RMB per person: steamed meat with corn rice, drink bowl-breaking wine) **Afternoon**: **Xianren Village** (see the hanging coffin wonder) → **Reflection Gorge** (photographer’s paradise, experience Tujia brocade “Xilankapu” 40 RMB) **Evening**: **Return to Yichang city center** (bus ticket 25 RMB) **Night**: **CBD Railway Dam Snack Street** (35 RMB per person: paper boat steak, marinated small softshell turtle, Dingding cake) --- **🏮Day 5: Ba-Chu Cultural Heritage · Closing Ceremony** **Morning**: **Yichang Museum** (free reservation, focus on Ba-Chu bronze ware, touch the Sun Man stone carving) **Noon**: **Wenchouxiang Noodle Shop** (20 RMB per person, spicy red oil noodles with cold shrimp) **Afternoon**: **Xiaoting Ancient Battlefield** (free, walk the plank road at the site of the burning camp) → **809 Micro Vacation Town** (free, nostalgic art district transformed from a third-line factory) **Before departure**: Purchase souvenirs (Three Gorges sweet potato crisp 25 RMB/box, Zigui navel oranges seasonal price, vacuum-packed Tujia cured meat 40 RMB/jin) --- **🍜Yichang Flavor Code** ✅ **Breakfast Favorites**: - Wenzi Noodles (24-hour service, pea and minced pork noodles with pickles, 12 RMB) - Xian Yipin Baozi (steamed early morning, beef buns with fermented rice wine, 10 RMB) ✅ **Late Night Comfort**: - Fushui Road Old Restaurant (fatty intestine hotpot with tofu pudding, 40 RMB per person) - Sixin Heng Road BBQ (grilled fish bubbles with fish mint, 30 RMB per person) --- **💡Ultimate Money-Saving Tips** 1️⃣ Transportation: “Three Gorges Tourism Annual Card” 200 RMB (includes two dams and one gorge cruise ticket and multiple scenic spots) + intercity bus 2️⃣ Tickets: - Three Gorges Dam is free but requires advance reservation - Qingjiang Gallery half-price tickets after 1 PM 3️⃣ Hidden Benefits: - Museum offers free cultural relic restoration experience every Saturday - Zigui Dragon Boat Festival season (lunar May) offers free daily dragon boat experience --- **📌Blogger’s Insider Insight** “In Yichang, grandeur unfolds in three dimensions: the national power surging through the Three Gorges Dam flood discharge, the deep scars pulled by the boatmen on the sheer cliffs of Xiling Gorge, and the mountain songs echoing from Tujia girls in the clear waters of Qingjiang — this city brews the millennium charm of the ‘Gorge Gateway’ into the spicy, fragrant hotpot of fatty fish.” ✨ **Trip Highlights**: In-depth interpretation of national treasures + authentic Three Gorges water crossing + immersive Tujia culture experience ⚠️ **Note**: ID card required in dam area; non-slip shoes recommended for gorge hiking; some cruises require boarding 1 hour in advance. panoramic dam flood discharge / Xiling Gorge sail shadows / Tujia hand-waving dance), do you want to experience the Three Gorges ship lock gate viewing at 5 AM in Yichang, or learn to cast fishing nets on a Qingjiang fishing boat? Tell me your choice, next issue will feature a documentary-style special guide!