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Yangtze
Reiver
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| Three
Gorges of Changjiang River |
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three Gorges of the Changjiang River, a world - renowned tourist attraction,
start at Baidicheng in Fengjie Country in the west and end at Nanjing
Pass in Yichang in the east, passing through Fengjie, Wushan counties
in Sichuan Province and on through Badong, Zigui counties and Yichang
City in Hubei Province. The total length of the gorges extends 193
kilometers. Except the Daning River Valley and the Xiangxi (Fragrant
Stream) Valley, the gorges themselves are 93 kilometers long. The
first gorge of the three from west to east, known as Qutang Gorge,
is 7km, Wuxia Gorge, the second one, runs west to east for 44km; Xiling
Gorge, the last of the three, covers a distance of 42km. |
| Qutang
Gorge |
| Qutang
Gorge extends from Baidicheng in the west to the town of Daxizhen
in the east. It is the shortest, but the most magnificent of the Three
Gorges. |
| Wuxia
Gorge |
Wuxia
Gorge stretches across Chongqing and Hubei Province from the Daning
River Estuary in Chongqing to the Guandukou in Badong Country of Hubei
Province in the east.
Flanked by craggy peaks and grotesque rock, it forms a meandering
scenic gallery. Sometimes there seems no way ahead, suddenly an unimpeded
path is in from while the water ends along mountain ridges. The beautiful
sceneries on both banks are too changeable to take them all in. |
| Xiling
Gorge |
| Xiling
Gorge begins at the Xiangxi stream in the west and ends at Nanjingguan
Pass in the east. It is known for its numerous hidden rocks, dangerous
shoals and rocks, dangerous shoals and turbulent rapids. Xiling Gorge
consists of 4 small gorges and several dangerous shoals: the Gorge
of the Sword and Book on the Art of War; the Gorge of the Cow's Liver
and Horse's Lung; the Kongling Gorge and the Gorge of the Shadow Play;
the Blue Shoal; the Discharge Shoal; the Kongling Shoal and the Yaocha
River. |
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