China, Yangtze Gorges

Forman 1592 c1: Famed Yangtze Gorges near Wanhsien [Wanxian]. Forman 1592 c2: Famed Yangtze River Gorges, near Ichang [Yichang], Hupeh [Hubei].Hupeh (Yangtze)'Just above Ichang begin the famed Gorges of the Yangtze River. These narrow and speed the current from a normal 4 knots to nearly 14 knots per hour. There is as much as a 19-foot drop for a single one of its 50 or more dangerous rapids. Pilotage, therefore, is presented with one of the most difficult navigation problems to be found anywhere in the world.'Forman, H. (1948). Changing China. New York: Crown Publisher.GrayscaleForman Nitrate Negatives, Box