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Sanguo " means Three Kingdoms in Chinese, which
was dated back to 220 A.D. and was one of the most well-know
periods in China's history when troops of Wei, Shu and
Wu kingdoms into which the country was divided fought
fierce battles against each other. Some of the famous
battlefields and other historic sites are scattered
along the Yangtze River. This 92 meters long, 16.8 meters
wide deluxe cruise ship is a replica of an ancient warship
then, a mixture of most modern techniques and ancient
atmosphere and surroundings.
Aboard
the Three Kingdoms, you are starting a"warship"voyage
along the Yangtze River. There are archaistic lookout
towers, masts, fluttering banners and flags, and forest
of swords and spears; ashore visits to Chibi, Yiling
and Zhandao (all are old battlefields or sites in
that period); ancient songs played by an orchestra
that have bamboo flutes, reed pipes, drums and other
traditional Chinese instruments. They all lead you
back to a life in later years of Eastern Han Dynasty.
This definitely is an extra and valuable bonus on
your Three Gorges trip.
Though
it seems that you are playing a role in old time of
China aboard, do not forget you are served by a group
of well-trained people, with many most advanced facilities
around you. The ship has 2 Presidential Suitess, 7
Deluxe Suites and 67 Standard Cabins. The average
size of a Standard Cabin is 16.7 square meters. On-board
facilities include a viewing tower, a sun-deck, bar
& coffee shop, night club, sauna, beauty salon,
gift shop, satellite communications systems, in-house
movie and cable, stereo music channel, laundry and
clinic with massage service.
During
the voyage, passengers will be invited to various
activities according to personal interests. Martial
arts performances are given everyday. Qigong masters
will show their stunts. More mind blowing moment comes
before the end of the trip: the captain will host
a gala-party for all guests on board, which is also
a replica of palace banquet in ancient China.
In
2004, the ship will be sailing between Yichang and
Chongqing for most of the time and between Maoping
and Chongqing sometimes.
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