The Qingjiang River was called Yi (Smooth and safe) Water in ancient time. It originates from the Xiaojia Pond at the foot of Mountain Qiyue, Lichuan City, Hubei Province and joins the Yangtze River in Zhicheng City. It is 423 km long, with a drainage area of 17,000 km2. Its average gradient is 51.8%. Not only is it rich in water resources, but also have attractive scenery. Especially after the Geheyan Water Control Project was completed, the Qingjiang River in Changyang became a natural lake with a lot of tiny islands. Among these the Qingjiang Three Gorges are the most famous, attracting tourists at home and abroad.
The first gorge is called Pingluo Gorge, which is situated between the Geheyan Water Control Project and Mountain Wuluozhongli, with the total length of 10 km. Because the Qingjiang River and the Pingluo Stream joins here, it was given the name the Pingluo Gorge, which is the longest one of the Qingjiang Three Gorges. In the river, there is a long island surrounded with water, which forms a natural wild zoo.
The second gorge is called Bashan Gorge, whose ancient name was Han Pass. It winds from the east of the gorge mouth in Duzhengwan, to the west of Xiwan in Machi, with the total length of 5km. The mountains along are high and steep. In the gorge there are Chessboard Cave and Bashan Cave, in which there are a lot of wonderful stones like lion, elephant, dragon and snake.
The third gorge is Banxia Gorge, which comes from Zhaolai Stream and runs into the Dragon Pool. The total length of the Gorge is 5 km. There are two unique hills in the gorge, one is elegant, the other is magnificent, like a close couple, thus it gained the name of Banxia Gorge. Besides this, there are other very interesting scenic spots like “Three Scenes of Banxia Gorge”－the first scenes is: Thin Knife Cliff; the second is Lion Cave; the third is the Hot Spring in the Salty Pool. |
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