OnTheCoastAl

2018-02-19 07:28:12

The trip up Shennong Stream was excellent. The scenery is beautiful, the gorges are impressive, and the water is beautifully calm and reflective. Also some very interesting hanging coffins and rock formations.However, the visit at the end of the stream was a waste of time. I didn't find it entertaining at all, and the concrete structure that the show was held in is a bit of an eyesore in a beautiful gorge.I would have preferred to stay in the boat and come back a little slower!

keithsunley

2017-12-20 21:05:59

Whilst on our cruise down the Yangtse, one of the excursions was to the Shennong Stream, and this was a real good trip, as you go up a quieter part of the river in a sampan, rowed and " pulled " by our boatmen. This was very unusual, as years ago the river used to reduce to less than two feet in depth, which meant the boatmen couldn't row in the normal manner, so they used to jump out onto the river bank and PULL the boats along by ROPE, which is what they did for us also, which is quite unique. The boatmen have to work extremely hard, as there are no engines on these boats, it's purely man power.

2morrows

2018-03-14 08:07:36

We enjoyed a truly amazing excursion off the Yangtze River cruise from Badong to the Shennong Stream. We enjoyed a lovely ferry ride to the Shennong Stream where we were taken in dugout like boats rowed by 5 older standing boat men on a tour of the tributary. The scenery was stunning and the guides were very entertaining.

wanderlustMBA

2017-11-19 18:56:16

Peaceful. Beautiful. Really as beautiful as the photos lead you to believe. Worth the trip. Take the excursion- get off of the cruise ship. Bring your camera.

patilajolla

2018-01-23 20:45:29

We were on a Yangtze cruise that included a wooden paddle boat ride up the Shennong Stream. Well when we got there we weren't sure, there were about 20 boats waiting for us. We were placed with the second boat and a commentator, Linda. It was beautiful and with Linda it was VERY enjoyable. Actually it was the only thing worthwhile on the cruise other than going through the locks.