The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, starting from Baidicheng, Fengjie, Sichuan, to Nanjinguan, Yichang, Hubei, with a total length of 192km, and consists of Xiangxi and Daning River wide valleys between Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge. 199 1 topped the list of "Top 40 Tourist Attractions in China", and 1995 was named "Top 10 Tourist Attractions in China".
The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is a "golden waterway" integrating famous mountains and rivers, places of interest, ancient and modern cultures and folk customs. The mountains on both sides of the strait overlap, the cliffs face each other, the peaks are abrupt, and the clouds are lingering, which is dizzying; There are many reefs in the river, and the river is fast-flowing, which makes people stunned; Wide valley area, wide river surface and gentle valley slope; The terraces are stacked on top of each other, and the oranges are fragrant, which is refreshing. On both sides of the Three Gorges, there are still a large number of cultural relics and historic sites. There are many beautiful and moving myths circulating, and many poets and writers in history have written poems that have been praised through the ages here.
The total length of the Three Gorges is 192km, and the Xiling Gorge in the east is about 75km. There are many rapids and rapids, including Sanyou Cave, Huangling Temple, Dengying Gorge, Qingtan, Niugan Mafei Gorge, Bingshu Baojian Gorge, Zhaojun's hometown in Xiangxi, Quyuantuo in Zigui and other places of interest. The middle section of Wuxia is about 42 kilometers long from Daning estuary to Guandukou. Twelve Wushan peaks on both sides of the strait are famous for their beauty. Goddess peak's clouds, myths and legends are what tourists are most interested in. Qutang Gorge in the western section is about 8 kilometers long and is famous for its grandeur. This section of the river is about 100 meters wide, with Kuimen, known as the "hero of the world", Baidi City, which is said to be the orphan of Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms, and Cuban hanging coffins in Fengxiang Gorge. About 200 kilometers above Qutang Gorge, there are also places of interest on both sides of the Chuanjiang River, such as Shi Baozhai in Huanxian County, Taibai Rock in Wanxian County and Zhangfei Temple in Yunyang.
Three Gorges mainline scenic spot
Qutangxia: Also known as Kuixia, it starts from Baidiguan in Fengjie in the west and ends in Daxi Town in Wushan in the east, with a total length of 8 kilometers. It is the shortest, narrowest, most dangerous, most magnificent and the most abundant cultural relics in the Three Gorges. Every mountain, water and land is picturesque. More than ten wonders, uneven and fascinating.
Wuxia: It starts from Daning Estuary in Wushan County, Chongqing in the west and ends at Guandukou in Badong County, Hubei Province in the east, with a total length of 45 kilometers. It was formed by the Yangtze River crossing the Wushan Mountains. Wuxia Gorge is beautiful and deep, and is famous for its beauty. There is a 12 peak along the coast, which is called Wushan Twelve Peaks. "When you get off the boat in the Wuxia Gorge, your heart is at the Twelve Peaks", among which "Goddess of Wushan" is the most beautiful. In addition, there are many scenic spots, such as Golden Helmet Yinjiaxia, Jiandu Gorge, Kongming Monument, Golden Rooster and Shigu.
Xiling Gorge: It starts from Badongguan Ferry in the west and ends at Nanjinguan in Yichang in the east, with a total length of120km, which is the highest in the Three Gorges. The mountains on both sides of the strait are towering, the cliffs are steep, the rivers are winding, and the beaches are dangerous and urgent. Among them, the big gorge is covered with small gorge, which is famous for its "danger" and "strangeness". The main places of interest are: Baojian Gorge, Niuganmafei Gorge, Dengying Gorge and other magnificent canyon scenery and legends.
Wushan xiaosanxia scenic spot
The beautiful Daning River, also known as Wuxi, is named after it originated in the southern foot of Daba Mountain in Wuxi County. Daning River rolls south from Bashan, which is more than 2000 meters long, splits the mountains, goes straight to Wuxia and joins the Yangtze River, with a total length of more than 200 kilometers, just like a peerless landscape gallery in front of tourists. Daning reach can be called canyon. The famous canyons are Longmen Gorge, Eighth Five-Year Gorge, Cuidi Gorge, Miao Gorge, Scissors Gorge, Zhujing Gorge and Wild Boar Gorge. Among them, Longmen Gorge, Eighth Five-Year Gorge and Cuili Gorge located in Wushan County are called "Little Three Gorges". Madu River, a tributary of Daning River, also has three beautiful canyons, which are called "Little Three Gorges". There are many historical sites on both sides of Daning River Gorge, among which Dachang Ancient Town, Ancient Plank Road Site and Rock Coffin are the most distinctive.
Wushan temple scenic spot
Wushan Temple Scenic Area includes Longgupo Wu Shan Ape Site, Daxi Cultural Site, Goddess Creek, Ganzhangya Waterfall and other scenic spots. The most famous sites are Longgupo Wushan Ape Site and Daxi Cultural Site.
Longgupo Wushan Ape Site: Located in Miao Zhen, Wushan County. 1985, experts from China Academy of Sciences and Chongqing Natural Museum discovered the left lower stool bone and upper incisors of the early human fossil "Wushan Man" 2,065,438+0-2,040,000 years ago in Gulong Cave, Longping Village, Miao Town, Wushan County, which caused a sensation in the world of archaeology and paleoanthropology. As Wushan Man is the oldest homo erectus fossil in Asia, it was praised as "the gold medal in Asia" by Professor Jia Lanpo, a famous anthropologist, because it was earlier than Peking Man (400,000-500,000 years), Lantian Man (600,000-654.38+00,000 years) and Yuanmou Man (654.38+07,000 years). This discovery is of great significance to the study of crustal evolution, paleoenvironmental changes and human evolution.
Daxi Cultural Site: Located at the east exit of Qutang Gorge, at the intersection of Daxi River and Yangtze River. Daxi culture is an important branch of ancient culture in the Yangtze River valley, which occupies an extremely important position in the history of ancient Chinese culture.
Fengjie tiankeng ground fissure scenic spot
Tiankeng: Xiaozhai Village, Zhu Jing Township, located about 70km from Zhengnan Highway in fengjie county, belongs to the syncline axis between Qiyaoshan anticline and Baolonghe anticline. The sinkhole is 662m deep, 626-537m in diameter and 522m in bottom diameter, with a total volume of1190,000 cubic meters. The pit wall is surrounded by cliffs. Exploration has proved that the tiankeng is a huge "skylight" in the middle of the underground reach between the maze river and the ground fissure of Tianjingxia, and it is a super-giant funnel. According to the current data, it may be the deepest and largest world-class karst funnel in the world, and it can be called "the first pit in the world".
Ground fissure: Located in Tianjingxia area of Xinglong Town, 42km south of the county seat. The seam wall is as steep as a knife, which is a typical "underground scene" landscape. With a total length of 37 kilometers, it is the longest ground seam found in the world so far.
Tiankeng and ground fissure are special karst wonders, which can only be formed under specific natural environment conditions. They not only have high ornamental value, but also have high scientific research and research value.
Wuxi Hongchiba-Xiabing Cave
Hongchiba Grassland: Located more than 80 kilometers northwest of Wuxi County, with an average elevation of 1.800 meters and an area of more than 290,000 mu, it is the largest natural grassland in Chongqing. Hongchiba is named after the color of the pool water. A few miles away from the red pool, there are also black pools and green pools. The water in the red pool is like rosy clouds, the water in the black pool is like ink, and the water in the green pool is like indigo. The color of the fish in the pond is also the same as the color of the water in each pond, which is very strange. Hongchiba grassland looks like a huge green carpet in spring; Green is about to drip in summer, and the temperature is about 15℃ lower than that in the Yangtze River basin. This is a natural summer resort. Autumn is crisp, cattle and sheep are fat in Ma Zhuang; In winter, it is wrapped in silver and has a northern scenery. It is an ideal place for skating and skiing. There are also Zhalupan, Tianzicheng, Yin Shiping, Sangenzhu, Xiliuxi, Beiwan and other famous scenic spots.
Xiabing Cave: Located in the virgin forest of Hongchiba grassland, it is named after freezing in summer and melting in winter. The entrance of this cave is 2000 meters above sea level. The entrance of the cave is triangular, about 5m high and10m wide. The cave is 40 meters long, 20 meters high and 5- 10 meters wide at the bottom. The end of the hole is lower than the hole 10- 15m. From April to June every year 10, when the temperature outside the cave rises above 15℃, the temperature inside the cave becomes cold, and the water seeping from the cracks in limestone will continue to freeze, forming ice cream, icicles, ice waterfalls and ice bamboo shoots in various postures. However, from June 5438+00 to March the following year, when the ground temperature dropped below 0℃, the ice in the cave gradually melted and penetrated into the cracks in the rock at the bottom of the cave. The reason is still a mystery.
Yunyang zhangfei temple-panshicheng scenic spot
Yunyang Zhangfei Temple-panshi city Scenic Area includes Zhangfei Temple, panshi city, Sisicao Forest Park, Dragon Boat Wonders and other scenic spots, among which Yunyang Zhangfei Temple is the most famous.
Zhangfei Temple: Located at the foot of Feng Fei Mountain on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Yunyang County, also known as Zhanghenghou Temple, it is a temple built to commemorate Zhang Fei, a famous Shu-Han scholar in the Three Kingdoms period, with a history of 1700 years. After renovation and expansion in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, a number of magnificent and unique ancient buildings have been formed, which is one of the important historical sites in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River and is known as the "Bashu Scenic Spot". The temple has a collection of stele paintings copied by famous calligraphers since the Han and Tang Dynasties, among which the famous ones are Zhang Biao stele, Liu Shuang stele, Tian Jian stele, the model before and after Yue Fei's cursive script, the ink before and after Huang Tingjian's poems and Su Shi's poems, so there are "Zhang Ci Jinshi, Jia Yu Shudong" and "Jiangshan Wenzao" on the stone wall behind the Du Fu Pavilion, and there is a cross carved on the rubbings, which is a rare one. 1980 has been designated as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit, and now it is the only key scenic spot in Chongqing where the Three Gorges reservoir area is completely submerged and relocated.
Fengjie Three Kingdoms Cultural Scenic Spot
The cultural seals of Fengjie Three Kingdoms include Baiti Seal, Eight Arrays of Flood and Drought, Yong 'an Palace, Ziyang Seal and other scenic spots. Among them, Bai Di Temple in Bai Di is the most famous.
Baidicheng: Located on the north bank of the Yangtze River 4 kilometers east of fengjie county, it is said that it was built by Gongsun Shu. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Gongsun Shu took Shu as the king and held himself in check. Legend has it that at that time, the white gas in the white crane well in the city was transpiration, saying that "the white dragon took off" was a good omen for being an emperor and called himself the White Emperor. Later generations built this temple as a memorial and called it Bai Di Temple.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei sent troops to defeat Wu and retreated to Baidicheng. Before he died, he entrusted the regime and his son to Zhuge Liang, the prime minister. He was called Liu Bei and the orphan emperor Bai Di. Its main building "Liang Ming Hall" contains statues of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. There is a large-scale colorful sculpture group in Tuo Domineering Hall, which vividly reproduces the tragic history of Liu Bei's domineering over/kloc-0 more than 700 years ago. There are many colors and pictures painted on the roof and cornices of the main hall, each of which is a vivid story of the Three Kingdoms. There are many forest of steles on both sides of the temple, including more than 100 inscriptions and poems of Sui, Tang, Yuan, Ming, Qing and modern times. Li Bai's "Farewell to the colorful clouds of Baidi, a thousand miles away in Jiangling, apes on both sides of the strait can't stop crying, and the canoe has crossed Chung Shan Man" made it famous all over the world.
Liangping Shuangguitang-Dongshan Scenic Area
Shuangguitang: Located in Jindai Township, liangping county, it covers an area of 7.5 hectares and is named after two ancient osmanthus trees in the temple. Shuangguitang is a Buddhist holy land, known as "the first jungle in Sichuan" and "the first temple in eastern Sichuan". Because it is surrounded by bamboo, it is also called "Wanzhu Mountain". It was built by a broken mountain monk in the 18th year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (166 1). Shuanggui Hall is large in scale, rich in Tibetan scriptures and beautifully carved, and is well-known at home and abroad for its numerous eminent monks. There are thousands of white cranes in the dense forest outside the temple, which have always been yearned for by good men and women, tourists and literati. There is a tower, seven halls, eight courtyards and about 328 rooms in the temple. The corridor is very wide and extends in all directions. In addition to all kinds of affiliated halls, there are five halls, among which the Hall of Ursa Major is the most spectacular. It is carved from 48 tall monolithic stone pillars with exquisite patterns. The layout of the whole temple building is peculiar and magnificent.
Dongshan: It is a forest park composed of natural scenery, which integrates mountains, water, caves and waterfalls.
Zhongxian Shi Baozhai-Shizhu Xituo Yunti Street Scenic Area
Shi Baozhai: Shibao Town, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, 43km east of Zhongxian County. It consists of three parts: Zhaimen, Zhaishen Building and Zhaixiang Ancient Temple. It is a 12-storey pavilion built on the mountain, and is known as the "Penglai" of the Yangtze River. Shi Baozhai is a pearl in the ancient architectural art of China, and it is listed as one of the eight architectural wonders in the world.
Yunti Street in Xituo: Located in Xituo Town, Shizhu County, across the river from Shi Baozhai, Zhongxian County. Built on the mountain, the house turns with the mountain and the street bends with it. The street is a bluestone slab, and the whole street winds around the mountain until the top of the mountain, overlooking a ladder. The street was built in the Eastern Han Dynasty and has been rebuilt and protected by the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The existing street is 2.5 kilometers long. Houses and courtyards along the street are stacked with lush bamboo and wood. Set mountain scenery and ancient buildings as a whole, the landscape is unique, known as the "Pearl on the Yangtze River".
In addition to the above nine scenic spots, there are six scenic spots in the Three Gorges Scenic Area, such as Daning River in Wuxi-Shuangxidong, Wanzhou City, Zhongzhou Ancient Town in Zhongxian County = Tianchi, Liangping Xishan Baili Bamboo Sea, Nanshan-Shuaixiang in Kaixian County and Chengkou County.
◆ Orientation of tourism functions of the main scenic spots in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. The regional scope starts from Bai Di, fengjie county in the west and ends at Nanjinguan, Yichang, Hubei in the east, spanning five counties and cities such as Fengjie, Wushan, Badong, Zigui and Yichang, mainly including Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge, Xiling Gorge, Bai Di, Wushan Yanyun, Twelve Peaks of Wuxia Gorge, Three Kingdoms Poetry City and Three Kingdoms Culture City. It is one of the top ten scenic spots in China, and it is also world-famous. In addition, the Three Gorges Dam under construction in recent years, as the world's largest grand trans-century water control project, will surely become another wonder of Xia Lan tourism. Its main tourism functions are to appreciate the majestic and precipitous natural wonders, the profound cultural landscape with a long history, nostalgia, cultural appreciation, scientific research and sightseeing, vacation and leisure, boating meetings and so on.
◆ Tourism function orientation of Wushan Small Three Gorges Scenic Area. Including the Little Three Gorges and the Little Three Gorges, Wushan Ancient Ape Site, Dachang Ancient Town, goddess peak, Goddess Creek, Goddess Temple, Wenfeng Temple and Daxi Neolithic Culture. Continue to strengthen the main body of Wushan Three Gorges, the essence of Wuxia Three Gorges, the legend of goddess Three Gorges and the descendants of dragons, improve the brand concept of Three Gorges, and highlight mountains, gorges, peaks, beaches, water and beauty. Render the tranquility and profundity of ancient plank road, hanging coffin, ancient town and beaded lake gorge. The main tourism functions are: enjoying the canyon scenery, experiencing drifting interest, exploring the past, collecting folk customs, eco-tourism, water play, vacation and leisure.
◆ The tourism function orientation of Wanzhou scientific research and exploration scenic spot mainly includes world-class natural landscapes such as Tiankeng, Ground fissure, Longgang, Xiabing Cave, Qinglong Gorge, Shentian Nature Reserve, Hongchiba grassland, mysterious and unique, and human landscapes such as the site of the revolutionary base of the Red Fourth Army. The main tourism functions are scientific investigation, exploration, southern grassland customs, fitness, range climbing, rock climbing, eco-tourism and wild forests.
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