The Qutang Gorge-Annieli tours

                             The Qutang Gorge

The Qutang  Gorge is the smallest and shortest gorge (only 8 kilometers long), but grandest of the three. Immediately downstream of the ancient village Baidicheng the Yangtze River passes between the Chijia Mountain on the north and the Baiyan Mountain on the south. The point where the river passes between these mountains is called the Kuimen Gate and it is the entrance to the Qutang Gorge-the first of the three Yangtae gorges. There are many scenic spots such as, the Meng Liang Staircase, the Ancient Plank Road ( see the photo below), the Kui Gate, the Seven Gate Cave, the Bellows Gorge, and the Rhinoceros Watching the Moon,etc. The Qutang Gorge is only 8 kilometres long, but it is also the narrowest of the Three Gorges.

                                Wrote by Annieli tours’s Beijing Tour Guide