Such were the steep side of these gorges, they made for some awesome photography ops. This is the Shennong Xu, at tributary of the Yangzi River that we had the pleasure of cruising during out tour of China in 2008.
This is the Three Gorges Village, just downstream of the famous dam on the Yangzi River. We didn't venture far onshore, but we did get far enough to see some relatively interesting sights. Central China, 2008.
It's as rudimentary a ferry as you might find - a pontoon pushed across the water by a tug. Seems to work. This is a crossing of the Yangzi River in the Three Gorges Reservoir. China, 2008