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Rafting the perilous river through the Tiger Leaping Gorge in China
\n<\/strong><\/a>by Ranjan Pal<\/a>, <\/strong>published in Outlook Traveller<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rafting<\/a>

Rafting the Yangtze<\/p><\/div>\n

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The majestic black walls of the canyon soared above us, almost closing out the sky. We were just about to enter the Great Bend of the Yangtze, our rafts slipping along on the great green swell of the river. There was an awed hush about the place, as if we were entering a great stone cathedral. Our motley crew of adventurers fell silent as we slowly gathered speed, the only sound the subdued roar of the Yangtze as it tumbled toward Judgement Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26294,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"template-microsite.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,48],"tags":[74,75],"yoast_head":"\nRafting the Yangtze - Aquaterra Adventures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aquaterra.in\/rafting-the-yangtze\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rafting the Yangtze - Aquaterra Adventures\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The majestic black walls of the canyon soared above us, almost closing out the sky. 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