The mainland of China is criss-crossed by a total of 226,800 kilometres of rivers, including 136,000 kilometres of inland waterways. The Shanghai-Chongqing line along the Yangtze River extends for 2,399 kilometres. On any given day the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River are being plied by more than 50 luxury tourist boats. Simply put, water is an option when considering travel in China. If you're close to a river and you're looking to go somewhere up or down the river check with a local travel agent to see what your options are.
Domestic Ocean Liners:
China’s port cities are covered by a labyrinth of maritime shipping lines. The most important of these routes are:
- Shanghai-Dalian
- Dalian-Tianjin
- Dalian-Yantai
- Shanghai-Qingdao
- Shanghai-Guangzhou
- Beihai-Guangzhou
- Shenzhen-Zhuhai
- Zhuhai-Hong Kong Tracing these well-arranged domestic maritime shipping lines are many luxury pleasure boats and passenger liners.
Sailing Abroad from China
- To Japan:
- A luxury passenger and cargo liner operated by the Sino-Japanese International Ferry Company, sails once a week from Shanghai to Japan’s Kobe, Osaka and Yokohama-and a one-way trip along the route takes about 45 hours.
- The Yanjing is a passenger liner run by the Jinshen Steamboat Company, which shuttles once a week between Tianjin and Kobe.
- To Korea:
- The Daren passenger and cargo liner owned by the Dalian Daren Steamboat Company sails twice a week between Dalian and Incheon in South Korea, with a one-way trip taking 15 hours.
- The Xinjinqiao and Xiangxuelan, the two luxury passenger liners operated by the Weihaiwei Eastern Shipping Company, sail three times a week from Weihai and Qingdao respectively to Incheon, with a one-way trip lasting for 14 hours.
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