River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze

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The walk up to the viewpoint high above, close to the Dreiburgenblick, will reward you with breathtaking views.

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It’s also very close to the Loreley rock, and roughly halfway along the Rhine Gorge, an ideal location for exploring in either direction or across the river.Take a walk along the Drosselgasse, and stop by at one of the wineries around the town to sample a glass of the local Riesling. The town's prominent theatre presence includes yearly summer plays by the Idaho Shakespeare Festival running since 1977, while in 1990 a 770 seat amphitheater was built right by the water. The white Stiftskirche (Evangelical Church) is the second most prominent landmark in the town, its spire the highest structure there. This is part of the Communist Party doctrine, and it’s something Hessler struggles with for his whole assignment. It documents his Peace Corps teaching assignment at Fuling Teachers College in Fuling, Sichuan, which started in 1996 and lasted for two years; Fuling is now part of Chongqing municipality.

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An unforgettable portrait of a city that, much like China itself, is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be. From there, the path continues up the hill to Burg Stahleck, a medieval castle now repurposed as a youth hostel with outstanding Rhine river views. Options include the seven-mile Longdendale Trail cycle route along an old railway trackbed to five reservoirs, the Pennine Way or the Pennine Bridleway National Trail. Oberwesel isn’t the most picturesque of the Rhine River towns, but it’s one of the most absorbing to visit. Otis Redding singing “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay”, has a memorial to him on the Ocmulgee Water Trail.

Until the 19th century, passengers travelled in coches d’eau (water coaches) drawn by men or horses, or under sail.

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The crypt (closed when we visited) is from the Romanesque period (most likely 12 th century) while the main body of the church was built later in the Gothic style. At the time, the students are familiar with doctrines such as China’s one-child policy, and they tell him how their parents pay fines for any siblings. For example, he doesn’t stay in the school compound all the time and instead dines in local restaurants and explores the city.The village is dominated by the sight of Burg Katz, one of the most romantic castles on the River Rhine. The Ocmulgee River has played a leading role in Macon’s historic establishment as a major trading hub. Just around the corner from the stunning Giant's Causeway and the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge, Ballintoy is a harbor town known for its unobstructed views of the sea, an elegant white church perched on a hill above the village, and—more recently—for being a filming location on Game of Thrones.