Wu Gorge

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Wu Gorge is located between Wushan County, Chongqing and Badong County, Hubei. It stretches for 45 kilometers from Daning River Estuary in Wushan in the west to Guandukou in the east. "Famous. Wu Gorge is a relatively coherent and neat canyon in the Three Gorges. It is divided into east and west sections. The west section is composed of Jinguiyinjia Gorge and Jianchuan Gorge, and the east section is composed of Iron Coffin Gorge and Menfan Gorge. The entire canyon is full of abrupt peaks and jagged rocks, like a winding gallery. The famous twelve peaks of Wushan are located on both sides of the bank, six in the north and six in the south. The twelve peaks are picturesque and picturesque, and they are the essence of Wu Gorge. Among the twelve peaks, Goddess Peak is especially famous. The tall and straight stone pillar on the peak looks like a slim girl. She welcomes the morning glow every day and sends away the sunset glow in the evening, so it is also called "Wangxia Peak". But if you visit Wu Gorge by boat, you can only see nine of them. The three in the south of the Yangtze River (Rising Peak, Qiyun Peak, and Jingtan Peak) have to abandon the boat and go ashore. They can only be seen near Qingshi Town.

Wu Gorge is deep, narrow and long, with short sunshine hours. The water vapor in the canyon does not disperse, and it is easy to form clouds and fog. The clouds and mist are in various poses, like swimming dragons, jade belts, waterfalls, and light gauze. Under the sunshine, they are very graceful, forming the famous Wuxia Buddha light. Yuan Zhen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, left the eternal swan song "Once the sea was too difficult for water, but Wushan is not a cloud", which is a wonderful description of Wushan's clouds and mists.

There are many scenic spots and historic sites in Wu Gorge. In addition to the well-known Twelve Peaks of Wushan Mountain, there are also Luyou Ancient Cave, Dayu’s Book Giving Platform, Goddess Temple Ruins, Kongming Stone Stele, etc., all of which attract tourists from all over the world with their profound historical background. A more suitable way to visit Wu Gorge is to take a boat down the river from the Yangtze River ferry terminal in Wushan County, and watch the magnificent twelve peaks of Wushan and the misty clouds and rain of Wushan all the way.

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