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TABLE OF<br />
CONTENTS<br />
OVERVIEW<br />
GEOGRAPHY<br />
HISTORY<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
CRUISER PROFILE<br />
AVALON FLEET<br />
CRUISES<br />
YANGTZE, MEKONG & IRRAWADDY<br />
RIVER CRUISE PLANNER<br />
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THE RIVER YANGTZE<br />
The longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world,<br />
the Yangtze River stretches through China’s most enchant-<br />
ing historic, cultural and culinary treasures. Sail through the<br />
impressive Three Gorges with its dreamlike vertical cliffs and<br />
view the immense dam, China’s largest construction project<br />
since the Great Wall. A journey down the Yangtze River—a<br />
lifeline in ancient and modern times—is full of intrigue, mys-<br />
tery and astonishing beauty.<br />
Countries: China<br />
Source: Dangla Mountain Range in the Tibetan Plateau<br />
Mouth: East China Sea<br />
Length: 3,915 miles<br />
THE RIVER MEKONG<br />
THE RIVER IRRAWADDY<br />
From China to Vietnam, the<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=1"> TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW GEOGRAPHY HISTORY H</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=2"> YANGTZE, MEKONG & IRRAWADDY RIVER CRUISE PLANNER </a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=3"> THE RIVER YANGTZE The longest river in Asia an</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=4"> THE RIVER MEKONG THE RIVER IRRAWADDY From China </a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=5"> THE RIVERS YANGTZE, MEKONG & IRRAWADDY GET TO KNO</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=6"> DID YOU KNOW? The attendance rate of school-age </a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=7"> DID YOU KNOW? The Three Gorges Dam is 610 feet t</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=8"> A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE YANGTZE. The Yangtze River</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=9"> DID YOU KNOW? The Mekong River Basin is almost t</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=10"> A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MEKONG. The Mekong River i</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=11"> DID YOU KNOW? Burma was officially renamed Myanm</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=12"> A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE IRRAWADDY. To travel to My</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=13"> 22 HIGHLIGHTS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS 1) Yangtze </a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=14"> 6) View tiny villages clinging to hillsides as yo</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=15"> 10) Near the end of the Mekong River is Cai Be. C</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=16"> 14) The quaint and charming town of Kampong</a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=17"> 18) Exploration of the country usually begins in </a>
<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=18"> 20) In Mandalay, take in the revered Mahamuni Pag</a>
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<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=20"> A CRUISER PROFILE The rolling Yangtze offers equ</a>
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<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=22"> CENTURY PARAGON & CENTURY LEGEND Cruise in style </a>
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<a title="2016 Yangtze, Mekong & Irrawaddy River Cruise Guide page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/319031e6?page=24"> CENTURY PARAGON & LEGEND FEATURES • English-speak</a>
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