The world's longest travel-themed navigation line will open March 16 between Chongqing and Shanghai.

Linking more than 70 renowned tourist destinations scattered along the Yangzi River including the "Ghost City" of Fengdu, Shennongjia forest, the ancient war fields of the Three Kingdoms period and Zigui City, Hubei Province - the hometown of patriotic poet Qu Yuan, the travel line begins at Chongqing and ends at Shanghai via Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces.

The route covers 2,399 kilometers and takes 15 days between Chongqing and Shanghai. The cruise will depart from Chongqing on the first and 16th day of each month and return from Shanghai on the 9th and 24th.

(Shenzhen Daily February 17, 2004)