Yangtze River Web Tour
Unit: What Role has the Yangtze River Played in Shaping China's History and Development?

Remember: Fill out the Yangtze River Web Tour Note Sheet during this activity.

Yangtze River Google Earth Tour Streaming Video (Geographic overview of tour)

Tour Itinerary:

Stop 1: Shanghai "Paris of the East"

Stop 2: Zhouzhuang "Venice of the East"

Stop 3: The Three Gorges Dam "A Great Wall Across the Yangtze"

Stop 4: The Three Gorges "From Rapids to Reservoir"

Stop 5: Fengdu "The Ghost City"

Stop 6: Chongqing "An Inland Port"

Stop 7: Leshan Giant Buddha "The Guardian of the Rivers"

Stop 8: The Dujiangyan Irrigation Project "Taming the Dragon"

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