This was the last destination in Nanjing before we left for Wuxi where we are travelling nearer and nearer to Shanghai, which is the last city in our long 9-day tour of Jiangnam. Well, I always heard of Yangtze River or popularly known as Yangtze Kiang , Chang Jiang or Cheung Kong in Cantonese. This was third longest river in the World and the word Jiangnam was also derived from this river which means the southern ridge of the river. Well, besides vacationing, I also learnt a lot here..LOL.
We were ushered to a building at an early 9am+ where at this time, I usually still making coffee in office or on my way to work. So, you can imagine what time we woke up, washed up and had our breakfast, besides travelling to the destination. Well, it's always tiring following a tour but then, we don't really felt it (probably in holiday mood) as well as we got our naps in the coach.
At the building, we took a lift up and we were out to a large balcony. Well, I guess this was a part of the 'beam' of the Yangtze River bridge and we enjoyed a 360 degree view of the river there. I understand the bridge was built entirely by the chinese people and had two decks, one for the railway and the upper deck for the highway. And, it was cold in the morning in the open air!!
We were ushered to a building at an early 9am+ where at this time, I usually still making coffee in office or on my way to work. So, you can imagine what time we woke up, washed up and had our breakfast, besides travelling to the destination. Well, it's always tiring following a tour but then, we don't really felt it (probably in holiday mood) as well as we got our naps in the coach.
At the building, we took a lift up and we were out to a large balcony. Well, I guess this was a part of the 'beam' of the Yangtze River bridge and we enjoyed a 360 degree view of the river there. I understand the bridge was built entirely by the chinese people and had two decks, one for the railway and the upper deck for the highway. And, it was cold in the morning in the open air!!
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| View of the bridge from the right, with its upper deck (highway) and lower deck (railway) and the magnificent river |
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| The Yangtze Kiang flowing across Nanjing |
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| A closer view of the highway to the North |
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| A large statue of Chairman Mao waving at us at the exit |
