Hanjourney.com | Famous tourist attractions in China

1. Wushan Xiaosanxia,
Chongqing
hanjourney.com

2. G eographic location:Daning Hanoi, Wushan
County, Chongqing
Level:AAAAA
Famous scenery:Water curtain hole, hanging raft,
flying cloud hole
Suitable for the play season:July-December
The Three Gorges, the small Three Gorges tourist scenic spot, was
rated as “China’s 40 Best Tourism Destinations” in 1991, “National
AAAA Grade Scenic Spot” in November 2004, and “National AAAAA
Travel” in May 2007. Scenic area.”
At the same time, it was also rated as “China’s National Key Scenic
Spots”, “Chongqing Civilization Scenic Spot” and “Chongqing Safe
Scenic Spot”, which were praised by celebrities as “Chinese Wonders”
and “World’s Wonderful Scenery”.
The Wushan Little Three Gorges is a tributary of the Madu River at
the Dicui Gorge of the Daning River. It is the general name for the
Changtan Gorge, the Qinwang Gorge and the Sanjiao Gorge. The small
Three Gorges is the sister gorge of the small Three Gorges of the
Daning River. It is 15 kilometers long and is smaller than the small
Three Gorges of Daning River, hence the name “Little Three Gorges”.
The Wushan Little Three Gorges is also known as the best drifting
area in the country, and it is a life-threatening drifting of nature. It is
called “China’s first drift”.
Main Attractions
Longmenba fog even drops the green, Qishan Xiushui wins the Three
Gorges. The Yangtze River Three Gorges attracts the attention of

3. many tourists with its beautiful scenery; the Yangtze River Three
Gorges starts from Wushan County in the south and goes to Dachang
Ancient City in the north. Commonly known as the Wushan Small
Three Gorges, also known as the Little Three Gorges of the Daning
River, is the essence of the Daning River Scenic Area. Compared with
the magnificent and majestic of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze
River, the Three Gorges is beautiful and chic, exquisite and elegant.
Therefore, people praised the Three Gorges as “not the Three Gorges,
which is better than the Three Gorges.” There are hanging hangs on
the cliffs, which makes people feel helpless.
The small Three Gorges is composed of Longmen Gorge, Bawu Gorge
and Xiaocui Gorge. The Longmen Gorge is about 3 kilometers long.
The peaks and peaks of the two sides of the river are densely
populated. The waters in the river are in a hurry. It is the gateway to
the Three Gorges. Visitors here are mostly walking and watching.
Qizhi Bawuxia
Out of the Longmen Gorge, it is the famous “Silver Beach”. Here the
mountains turn back, the beach is in danger, and it is a dangerous
route on the voyage. After crossing the shoal, you will enter Tiexi
Gorge. The Tieqi Gorge is about 10 kilometers long. Here, the two
sides of the rocky slabs form a group of natural sculptures, all of
which are interesting. There is a long, glittering rock on the east bank

4. cliff, much like a dragon that has returned from the sky, and the
dragon’s head has already entered the cave; there is a cave on the
opposite side of the mountain, and there is a yellow round stone at
the mouth, like a tiger that wants to make a hole; There are a series
of hanging stalactites under the cliffs on the West Bank. The statue
looks like two horses. The head has entered the mountain, but the
horsetail and hind legs are still outside the mountain. So people
named them Longjin, Tiger, and Maguishan. In addition, there is a
black hanging sill in the cliff of the east bank of the river that is four
or five meters high from the water surface. It is commonly known as
the “iron coffin”. According to this test, the “iron shovel” was the
hang of the Ba people in the Warring States period. It was not iron
casting, but because of its similar color. At present, the best
preserved shoal group is Jingzhouba, 25 kilometers northeast of Wuxi
County, where there are 24 black pelicans.
Xiongzhi Longmenxia
The Longmen Gorge is the first gorge of the Three Gorges. It is about
3 kilometers long. The two mountains of the Xiakou are facing each
other. The cliffs are cut like a cut, and the sky is open. It is like a gate.
It is praised as a small trick for the tourists of the Three Gorges.
The famous landscape of Longmen Gorge is composed of Lions Gate,
Ancient Plank Road Site, Ganoderma Peak, Yinwo Beach and Mojiao

5. Beach. The beautiful scenery is always forgotten. In the boat gorge,
you can enjoy the strange peaks on both sides of the Qifeng, the
waterfalls, the ancient caves, the Yinwotan, the Panda Cave and the
remains of the ancient plank road.
In the Longmen Gorge, the waterfall is clear and clean, and on the
rock wall of Hedong, there is a clear spring flowing into the river. It
is called “Longmen Spring”. The stone hole of one side can be seen on
the cliff of Hexi, and it extends in an orderly manner for more than
300 kilometers until the Heishui River. These stone holes are the
remains of the ancient plank road. There is also a colorful pebble
beach in the Longmen Gorge, which is a wonderful natural bonsai.
Wushan Little Three Gorges
The small Three Gorges of Wushan is especially narrow due to its
narrow waterway, and the valley is more and more deep. In the small
Three Gorges, the peaks and peaks are beautiful, the landscapes are
beautiful, the scenery is bright, the cliffs on both sides of the cliff face
each other, the walls are tens of thousands of miles, the river is
narrow, and the sky is open, revealing the temptation of the
mountains. The stalactites that hang down on the rock are strange
and strange in shape, exuding the original quaint atmosphere. During
the boat trip, the scenery of the shore is infinite, full of green, very
beautiful, so that it is only the return to the truth, embracing the
natural taste. Long Beach Gorge: It is 5 kilometers from Shuanghe to
Pinghe. There is a river beach about 2 kilometers long in the gorge,

6. which is more than ten meters wide. It is straight and straight. The
level is like a mirror, the sand is white, and the mountains and rivers
are hidden, so it is called Changtan Gorge. The valley in the gorge is
high in the narrow mountains, and the cliffs are opposite to each
other. The water is clear and dangerous; the water is clear at the
bottom, and there are many kinds of fish swimming in the water;
there are many colorful pebbles along the coast, or see fossils of
paleontology. There are dripping rocks, clever springs, hand climbing
rocks, and piercings in the gorge. Qinwangxia: From Shangdukou to
Shuanghe, it is 4 kilometers in length. The scenery here is beautiful,
quiet and quiet, the water is gentle and clear, and it is the best place
for rafting. There is a large cave on the east bank of Qinwangxia. It is
said that during the Chongzhen years of the Ming Dynasty, there were
Qinshan thieves who occupied the cave as the king, and the fish and
the people were captured by the peasant uprising army Zhang
Xianzhong, hence the name “擒(秦)王洞”. In the gorge, there are
scenic spots such as Xiangtai, Hutouyan, Huanglong River, carp
Yuelongmen, Fairy Yingbin, Xianlezhong, Luohantang. Sanjiao Gorge:
It started at the entrance of Madu River and has a total length of 5
kilometers. It is the first gorge of the Little Three Gorges. The cliffs
on both sides of the strait are like axe; the river is narrow, the sky is
open, and the scenery is quiet. Going against the water, the water is
rushing and there is no way to pull the fiber. It can only be supported
by the front, so it is also known as the “long support gorge”. The
original vegetation here is non-destructive, and the emeralds are
reflected along the way. The stalactites are strangely everywhere, and
the rain and fog are floating all over the sky, full of rich poetic and
artistic meaning. In the gorge, there are Luhuitou, Shouxingfeng,
Shizhuwan, Xiangsiquan, Longhutan, Bajie crossing the river, mother
stone, and moon village. On May 8, 2007, Chongqing Wushan
Xiaosanxia-Little Three Gorges Tourism Scenic Area was officially
approved by the National Tourism Administration as a national 5A-
level tourist scenic spot.

7. Dicuixia
Dicui Gorge is the longest, deepest and most beautiful section of the
Little Three Gorges. It is about 20 kilometers long from Shuanglong
to Tujiaba. The main attractions are Shuilian Cave, Moyan Buddha
Statue, Tianquan Feiyu, Luojiazhai, Yangtan, Madu River, Dengtian
Peak, Plank Road, Suoqiao, Chibi Ferris, Hanging, Double Eagle
Screen, Feiyun Cave, etc. . “Chibi Ferris” is a cliff with a height of
hundreds of meters. It is like a knife, and it is straight into the sky.
Under the sunlight, the golden light is really a veritable red wall.
In the Dicui Gorge, the peaks are competing, the trees are lush, the
waterfalls are volley, the two sides are dripping, the water is flying,
the peaks are not cliffs, the gorge has both majestic momentum and
exquisitely small scenery, so there is “unlimited beauty”. At the most,
it is the reputation of Dicuixia.

8. Geographical environment
Wushan Xiaosanxia is composed of Longmenxia, Bawuxia and
Dicuixia, with a total length of 50 kilometers. She has a pool of clear
water, a strange peak, a bamboo wood, and a sizzling sound. The
characteristics of the Little Three Gorges are beautiful and magical,
which makes Chen Yunhe write the poem “Da Ninghe Small Three
Gorges”. Some people think that it has six oddities, namely, Qi
Qixiong, Shuiqiqing, Fengqixiu, Tanqi Insurance, Jingqiyou, Shiqimei,
which can be called “the world’s strange gorge”. The Three Gorges is
adjacent to the Yangtze River Three Gorges Scenic Area and is a
national key scenic spot. In 1991, it was rated as “Top 40 Chinese
Tourist Destinations”.
As the saying goes, there must be a water between the two
mountains. I don’t know if the Daning River has nurtured the peaks
on both sides of the river, or the beautiful mountains on both sides of
the river have nourished the clear and green waters of the Daning
River. In the small Three Gorges, it is like a boat in a beautiful and
wonderful In the natural bonsai, you will be intoxicated. The Three
Gorges is not only a well-known scenic spot; it also has precious
historical sites such as the ruins of the Ba people, the ship’s rafts, and
the incomprehensible ancient stacks of stone holes. This peculiar
canyon scenery blends the natural landscape with the human
landscape, and is a bright pearl on the golden waterway of the Three
Gorges of the Yangtze River. After enjoying the Xiaoshan Gorge in
Wushan, I couldn’t help but say that “there was no water in the sea,
except that Ninghe was not a gorge. Wuyue returned without looking
at the mountains, and Ninghe returned without seeing the gorge”.

9. Three Gorges Project
The third phase of the Three Gorges Project hydropower, returning to
the longevity and above, more than 500 kilometers of river-type
reservoirs formed above the dam, nearly 1,000 square kilometers.
The beautiful scenery of Gaoxia Pinghu has changed the landscape of
the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Some natural and human
landscapes have been submerged under water, but some new natural
and human landscapes have appeared, and there has not been much
change in general. The construction of the Three Gorges Dam not only
has three major functions of flood control, power generation, and
improved shipping conditions, but also contributes to humanity, and
it also opens a new chapter in the rapid development of the Three
Gorges tourism.
There is a small three-gorge that “returns to nature to swim”.
Tourists take a self-contained, self-operating dinghies rafting tour,
which is the best rafting area that can’t stop the temptation; there are
more than a thousand climbing trees. The playful monkey group,
more than a hundred pairs in pairs, the various waterfowl spread
wings, a variety of fish swimming in clear water, a hundred birds
humming at any time, is a well-deserved scenic animal area. There is
a eternal ruin of the ancient people who have lost their lives in the
ancient times. This peculiar canyon scenery, the natural landscape
blends with the human landscape, and is a bright pearl on the Yangtze
River Three Gorges Golden Waterway.
Longmenxia is 3 km from Longmenxiakou to Yinwo Beach. Majestic.
The two mountains face each other, the cliffs are cut, the sky is open,
and the shape is like a door. It is known as the “mighty, Longmenxia”.
In the gorge, there are the starting points of the remains of the
longest ancient plank road in China, as well as the Longmen Bridge,
Longmen Spring, Qingshiweimen, Jiulongzhu and Lingzhi Peak. Out of
the gorge is the rushing Yinwo Beach. During the boat trip, there is a
sense of “the water is as fast as an arrow, and the boat is like a fly.”

10. The extension of this gorge is a wide valley of mountains and gentle
waters, passing through Zhangzhou and passing through the beach.
Bawu Gorge is from the turtle beach to Shuanglong, 10 kilometers
long, the mountains are high and deep, the clouds are misty, the bells
are densely covered, the thousands of things are strange, the rocks
are smashing, the peaks and turns are turning, the stones are no
doubt, and there is no turning. It is known as the “Qiyu, Bawuxia”. In
the gorge, there are monkey fishing moon, Maguishan, tiger out,
Longjin, Huilongdong, fairy hydrangea, Xiantaofeng, Guanyin sitting
on the lotus platform, Bajie worship Guanyin, and hanging landscape.
From Shuanglong to Tujiaba, the Dicui Gorge is 20 kilometers long
and is the longest, deepest and most beautiful section of the small
Three Gorges. There are no peaks and no cliffs in the gorge, there are
water to fly the springs, the peaks are competing, the forests are lush,
the green bamboos are green, the waterfalls are volley, the two sides
are dripping, the rivers are flowing, the waters are playing, the
monkeys are climbing, the sounds are bursting, Rao There is wild
interest, and there is often a tribute to the “secret, dripping gorge”.
Colorful and colorful attractions include Shuilian Cave, Moyan
Buddha Statue, Tianquan Feiyu, Luojiazhai, Sheep Beach, Madu River,
Little Three Gorges, Dengtian Peak, Plank Road, Suoqiao, Chibi Ferris,
Boat Husband, Double Eagle Theatre Screen, Feiyun Cave, etc.
The beauty of the Little Three Gorges is the same, so there is the
reputation of “unlimited beauty, the most is the Dicui Gorge”. With
the vigorous development of the tourism industry, the Wushan Small
Three Gorges, a pearl of the mountains, has revealed its true meaning
to the world, attracting and attracting many tourists from home and
abroad. Those who visit the Little Three Gorges in person, as if
returning to the embrace of nature, are all intoxicated and dumped by
the magnificent scenery, have taken pictures, videos, authors, poems,
paintings, and widely publicized this tourist attraction to the outside
world. Nowadays, it is famous both at home and abroad. All of this
constitutes a beautiful and unique canyon scenery of the Three
Gorges and has become a wonderful tourist attraction. It is known as
the “Chinese Wonders” and the world. The famous Wushan Small
Three Gorges, also known as the Little Three Gorges of the Daning
River. Some people praised it as “not the Three Gorges, which is

11. better than the Three Gorges”, “the gods are absolutely stunned, and
they are stunned.” Others said that “there was no difficulty in water,
except that Ninghe was not an gorge; Wuyue returned without
looking at the mountains, and Ninghe returned without seeing the
gorge.”
Climatic characteristics
The Wushan Xiaosanxia and Xiaosanxiaxia sections are warm and
humid mid-subtropical climates, and the climate is greatly affected by
the canyon topography. The Wu Gorge is a deep gorge with a twist
and twist, showing typical canyon climate characteristics, which can
be used as a representative of the Three Gorges climate. Here, the
annual average temperature is 18.4 °C, the coldest January average
temperature is 7.1 °C, the hottest July average temperature is 29.3 °C;
the annual average rainfall is between 1000-1400 mm, mostly
concentrated in July and August. . The winter is mild, the summer is
hot, the rainfall is abundant, and the four seasons are distinct. This is
not much different from the Sichuan Basin and the middle and lower
reaches of the Yangtze River. However, due to the deep gorge, the
valley receives a short period of sunshine. In the winter, the sun is
visible only two or three hours before noon, and the summer
sunshine is only five or six hours. The winds in the canyon are strong,
the wind direction is fixed, and most of them are the east wind or the
west wind in the direction of the shunxia. The terrain of the canyon is

12. closed, the moisture is steaming, and it is easy to become a cloud and
fog. In summer, there are often thunder and lightning, and heavy rain
is pouring. It is one of the rainstorm centers in the country; in
autumn, the sky is light and the sky is high; in winter, it is more The
rain of the gorge is often continuous for several days; at the turn of
spring and summer, the weather changes with impermanence, and it
is a scene.
The small Three Gorges and the small Three Gorges rivers in Wushan
are narrow, the river water flow varies greatly, and the water level
varies greatly. During the flood period, the flow rate is generally
40,000 to 50,000 cubic meters per second. The flow during the dry
season is generally 3000 cubic meters per second. The difference
between the highest water level and the lowest water level can reach
50 meters. During the flood, the river rose very rapidly, and the
water level rose by more than 10 meters in one day. The riverbed has
a steep slope, with an average of 1 meter per 5 kilometers. The water
is in a hurry and the vortex is thousands of turns. The flow rate
changes greatly. The average flow rate during the dry season is 4
kilometers per hour, the flood period is 11 kilometers per hour, and
the rapids are at an hourly rate of 16 hours. At a speed of 25
kilometers. During the summer flood season, the raging rivers and
rivers take their way out of the winding canyons. In the dry season,
the river flows back and forth in the mountains and valleys, making
the waterway of the Three Gorges extraordinarily difficult.

13. Practical information
Ticket price
120 yuan / person
Special Note
It is hotter in July and August, and short-sleeved clothes can be used.
Wushan Yunyu, Wushan often rain, must bring an umbrella, raincoats
also.
Travel information
Take the high-speed hydrofoil on the Chaotianmen Wharf for 8 hours
to Wushan, and transfer to the bus to the Longmen Ferry in the Three
Gorges.
Visit the small Three Gorges, usually from the Daning River mouth on
the edge of Wushan County, go up against the water, enter the
Longmen Gorge, pass the Bawu Gorge, to the Dicui Gorge, and then
fold back.
