[SpudRider]

Thirty minutes ago the Minben entered port on the north bank of the Yangtze River, opposite the city of Zhenjiang, which has a population of 1.2 million people. Perhaps the Minben is fueling, and/or loading/unloading cargo.

Zhenjiang is an important transportation hub, since it is located at the junction of the Grand Canal and the Yangtze River. With a length of 1,104 miles, the Grand Canal is the longest artificial waterway in the world, linking Beijing, and the Yellow River in the north, with the Yangtze River, and Hangzhou in the south.