Shennong Stream.

Alan Morris on a small boat that he sailed up the Shennong Stream on.

Building in the countryside along the side of the Shennong Stream.

The steep path leads up to a house along the banks of the Shennong Stream.

Small boats moored on the side of the Shennong stream for locals to use to get around or sell goods to people on ships travelling up & down.

Village on the banks of the Shennong Stream.

Empty buildings on the Shennong stream. These were evacuated when the Three Gorges Dam was built & much of the surrounding area was flooded.

Man sailing his small boat along the Shennong Stream.

Cliffs along the side of the Shennong stream off of the Yangtze River.

These clefts in the cliff face were used for stowing coffins.

Small cruise boat like the one I was on as I went up the Shennong Stream.

The Yangsigang Bridge crossing the Yangtze River. 

Louping Village on the Shennong Stream.

Shennong Stream seen from Louping Village.

Panda decoration on a fence at Louping Village on the Shennong Stream in Hubei, China.

Assorted meats for sale on a stall in Louping Village on the Shennong Stream.

The Tujia people in Louping Village perform a show for tourists on the Shennong Stream.

The Tujia people in Louping Village perform a show for tourists on the Shennong Stream.

The Tujia people in Louping Village perform a show for tourists on the Shennong Stream.

Branwen Edwards & Melanie Lunn sit with other people on my tour on a boat on the Shennong Stream. As we sailed back towards the Yangtze River, the weather turned & it started raining.

Melanie Lunn in her waterproof jacket as we leave the Shennong stream.

The small boat I went up the Shennong Stream leaves the Yangtze River dock.