The feeling of visiting the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River by cruise will be greatly upgraded as the Yangtze Three Gorges No. 8 makes its maiden voyage. On September 17th, the most luxurious cruise －the Yangtze Three Gorges No. 8 made by Yichang Transportation Corporation made its maiden voyage with investors from both domestic and overseas and the media all over the country as witnesses.

　　This cruise, known as “a floating café”, is 87 meters long and 14.4meters wide, with the cost of 40 million RMB and authorized number of passengers of 1000 persons. There are four storeys on this cruise, providing 3500 square meters for tourists to view the scenery. Compared with other cruises, more services and functions have been added to this cruise, which is to be the most advanced for short-term tourism with the most advanced equipment and the most fully-featured functions.

　　Tourists can enjoy the beautiful sceneries of Gezhouba Dam, the Three Gorges Dam and the Xiling Gorge which locates between Gezhouba Dam and the Three Gorges Dam no matter when they are in the VIP suites or observation deck. They can also sitting on the sun deck to feel the breeze and sunshine or invite some friends to sit in the café.

　　The maiden voyage of the Yangtze Three Gorges No. 8 is highly anticipated because it is an important activity of the “Three Festivals”. At that time, quality services will be provided to investors from both domestic and overseas, the media all over the country and delegates of chief travel agencies of Yichang. They will be reluctant to leave Yichang by getting to know the tourism products of “Falling in Love with Yichang”, enjoying the scenery of Gezhouba Dam, the Three Gorges Dam and the eastern part of the Xiling Gorge, and the exhibition of “Falling in Love with Yichang” Photo Contest organized by Yichang Tourism Bureau and Yichang Photographers Association.

　　（Repoter Wang Ying, Correspondent Hua Shanshan）