natural wonder
Three Gorges of the Yangtze
Three dramatic river gorges stretching 200 kilometers through towering limestone cliffs along the Yangtze, traversed by scenic river cruises.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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Wushan
Chongqing, China · Asia
About Wushan
Wushan sits on the route: 10 minutes from Jianping, 51km from Three Gorges of the Yangtze.
Wushan is in Chongqing, China, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Jianping, about 6 km away.
Wushan County (Chinese: 巫山县; pinyin: Wūshān Xiàn) is a county located in Chongqing municipality. It occupies roughly 2,958 km2 (1,142 mi2) and has a population of about 600,000.
The county seat is located at the western entrance to the Wu Gorge in the Three Gorges region. Wushan is famous for its Little Three GorgesRead more
(小三峡) located on the nearby Daning River.
The Wushan county seat is on the northern bank of the Yangtze River channel, which in the Gorges region was flooded after the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. The original town was abandoned and submerged under the rising waters, and the new town constructed on the hills above.
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Within an hour or so of Wushan: Three Gorges of the Yangtze (51 km).
Where is Wushan?
Wushan is in Chongqing, China, about 6 km from Jianping.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 117,873
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Chongqing
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 31.0775, 109.8764
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- 71 kmSidu River BridgeOne of the world's highest bridges, carrying the G50 expressway 496 m above a Hubei gorge on a span whose first pilot cable was famously fired across by rocket. A signed viewing area sits on the eastern approach.
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