Unit One Brief Introduction to the Yangtze River Three Gorges for Tourists 1
Passage 1 The Source and the Names for Different Sections 2
Passage 2 The Resources and the Climate 5
Passage 3 Geographical Position of the Main Tourist Attractions in the Yangtze River Three Gorges Area 8
Passage 4 The Outline of the Yangtze River Three Gorges Tourist Routes 12
Unit Two The Magnificence of the Qutang Gorge 14
Passage 1 The Ancient Town of Fengjie 15
Passage 2 Baidi Town(White King Town) 18
Passage 3 The Heavenly Pit and Earthly Ravine 21
Unit Three Peacefulness and Beauty ofWu Gorge 25
Passage 1 Minor Three Gorges of the Daning River(Ⅰ) 26
Passage 2 Minor Three Gorges of the Daning River(Ⅱ) 29
Passage 3 Tales about the Goddess Peak 32
Passage 4 Dachang Town 35
Unit Four Rampageous Currents and Dsngerous Shoals of Xiling Gorge 39
Passage 1 Military Book and Sword Gorge 40
Passage 2 Ox Liver and Horse Lung Gorge 43
Passage 3 Huangling Temple 46
Unit Five The World Famous Three Gorges Project 50
Passage 1 The Grand Three Gorges Project 51
Passage 2 The First Dam Across the Yangtze River—The Gezhouba Dam 55
Passage 3 The Peak Crock 57
Unit Six Yichang City 61
Passage 1 Binjiang Park 62
Passage 2 Yiling Square and Children's Park 65
Passage 3 The Moji Hill 67
Passage 4 The World Peace Park 69
Unit Seven The Huangniuyan Touring Area 72
Passage 1 The Shipai Scenery 73
Passage 2 Hometown in Dream—Chexi 77
Passage 3 A Green World Appears—Shennongxi River 79
Unit Eight The Scenic Spots at the Entrance to Xiling Gorge 83
Passage 1 Three Visitors'Cave 83
Passage 2 White Horse Cave 85
Passage 3 Taohuacun Resort 87
Passage 4 The Garden of Chinese Sturgeon 88
Passage 5 Another Beautiful Peak in the Three Gorges' Gallery—Xiaofeng 91
Unit Nine Qu Yuan's Hometown—Zigui 94
Passage 1 Zigui New County Town 95
Passage 2 Qu Yuan's Temple and Qu Yuan's Birth Place—Lepingli 97
Passage 3 Sixi and Jiuwanxi 101
Unit Ten Birthplace of Wang Zhaojun 105
Passage 1 Zhaojun Village 106
Passage 2 Xiangxi River 109
Unit Eleven The Qingjiang River 113
Passage 1 Three Gorges of the Qingjiang River 114
Passage 2 Shuibuya,Geheyan,Gaobazhou Hydropower Station 115
Passage 3 Lancao Valley 117
Passage 4 Bawang Cave 119
Unit Twelve Travelling to Yidu and Wufeng 120
Passage 1 The Chaibuxi National Forest Park 121
Passage 2 The Guchaoyin Cave 125
Passage 3 Ordovician Park 128
Unit Thirteen Ancient Sites of Three Kingdoms 132
Passage 1 Xiaoting Ancient Battlefield 133
Passage 2 Guan Ling 136
Passage 3 Awe-inspiring Spirit in Changban 139
Unit Fourteen Treasured Land 143
Passage 1 Mingfeng Mountain 144
Passage 2 Yuquan Temple 145
Passage 3 Tianzhu Mountain 148
Unit Fifteen Introduction to Splendid Shennongjia 152
Passage 1 Shennongjia,Ecological Kingdom 152
Passage 2 Shennong Altar 155
Passage 3 Savages 157
Unit Sixteen Travels in Chongqing—Three Gorges Reservoir Region 160
Passage 1 Red Shale Village 161
Passage 2 Fengdu Ghost City 165
Unit Seventeen Scenic Attractions around the Area of the Three Gorges 168
Passage 1 The Yellow Crane Tower 169
Passage 2 Zhangjiajie Mountain 172
Passage 3 Wudang Mountain 175
Unit Eighteen The Magic Kingdom for Animals and Plants 178
Passage 1 The Golden Monkey and the Giant Salamander 179
Passage 2 The Chinese Dove Tree 181
Passage 3 Living Fossils:Metasequoia and the Peach Blossom Fish 184
Unit Nineteen The Architecture Feature 188
Passage 1 An Architectural Miracle in the World—Shibaozhai 189
Passage 2 Works of Art—Xintan Ancient Residence Complexes 193
Passage 3 A Mystery—the Military Stronghold in Ming Dynasty 196
Unit Twenty Folk Cultures and Cuisine 199
Passage 1 The Dragon Boat Festival 200
Passage 2 Local Dainty Snacks 203
Unit Twenty-one Local Specialties 207
Passage 1 Three Gorges Tea 208
Passage 2 Three Gorges Sweet Potato Crisp 211
Passage 3 Oranges 213
Passage 4 Three Gorges Stones 214
Passage 5 Chinese Medicinal Herbs 216
Unit Twenty-two The Ancient Civilizations 219
Passage 1 Wushan Man 220
Passage 2 Changyang Man 221
Passage 3 The Relics of Daxi Culture 223
Unit Twenty-three Travel Agencies and Hotels in Yichang 227
Passage 1 Travel Agency 228
Passage 2 Living in Yichang 230
Passage 3 Travel in Yichang 233
Keys to the Exercises 236
References 258