Northeastern Chongqing

The Three Gorges Reservoir towns from Wanzhou to Wushan: Yangtze cruises, Kuimen and Baidi City, Wushan red leaves, and sinkholes and canyons.

This region corresponds to the Northeast Chongqing Three Gorges Reservoir Town Group in Chongqing's "one area, two groups" framework. It includes the districts and counties of Wanzhou, Kaizhou, Liangping, Chengkou, Fengdu, Dianjiang, Zhongxian, Yunyang, Fengjie, Wushan and Wuxi. The Yangtze River runs through the whole region from southwest to northeast, making it the core stretch of Yangtze Three Gorges tourism. Baidi City in Fengjie is famous for Li Bai's poem, and Kuimen, the entrance to Qutang Gorge, is majestic and precipitous. Wushan has Wu Gorge, the Goddess Peak and the Lesser Three Gorges of the Daning River; every late autumn the hills of Wushan are covered in red leaves, making it a seasonal destination for photographers. The Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole and the Tianjing Gorge ground fissure in Fengjie are also important karst landscapes. Yunyang Longgang is known mainly for its sinkhole and canyon scenery, and the Zhang Fei Temple near the county seat was relocated and rebuilt as a whole because of the Three Gorges Project. Wanzhou is the central city of the reservoir area; Wanzhou grilled fish is famous far and wide, and nearby attractions include the Wanzhou Great Waterfall. In addition, Fengdu's Ming Mountain (Ghost City), Zhongxian's Shibaozhai, Liangping's Shuanggui Temple and Wuxi's Hongchiba each have their own character. There are two classic ways to explore: take a Yangtze cruise from Chongqing or Wanzhou via Fengdu, Shibaozhai, Baidi City and the Three Gorges to Yichang in Hubei, three to four days; or go by high-speed rail or self-drive to visit Fengjie, Wushan and Yunyang in stages, four to five days. For transport, the Zhengzhou–Chongqing high-speed railway has stations in the region including Yunyang, Fengjie and Wushan, Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport and Wushan Airport have domestic flights, and Yangtze cruise schedules change with the seasons. Mountain roads are winding, so watch for falling rocks in the rainy season; cruise itineraries are affected by water levels and weather, so confirm sailings before you travel.

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