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Our first morning on the cruise we explored the shops on the ship and then attended a lecture on traditional Chinese medicine. Shortly after, around 10:00 a.m., we docked and hopped on a bus with our local tour guide, Simon. We went to Baling Square where there was a huge statue of an archer killing a snake. Legend says that the snake sank ships in the Yangtze River so (of course) someone needed to "slay the dragon". More...