# Wu Gorge (巫峡)

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/wu-gorge
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** Open all day
- **Time needed:** 1–3 hours
- **Address:** Wushan County, Chongqing
- **Getting there:** Take a Three Gorges cruise or a boat from Wushan County, which stops at Wu Gorge
- **Good for:** Photography, Nature

## About Wu Gorge

Wu Gorge, also known as the Great Gorge, is celebrated for its elegance and is the most spectacular stretch of the Three Gorges. The gorge is deep and winding, carved by the Yangtze as it cuts across the main ridge of the Wushan anticline. Abrupt, peculiar peaks and jagged rocks rise throughout the area, the ranges stand like screens, and the river meanders like a winding gallery full of poetic charm. The gorge is deep and narrow, receives little sunlight, and mist lingers in the ravine in ever-changing shapes, creating the Buddha's Light of Wu Gorge. This inspired the timeless lines: 'Having once seen the vast sea, all other waters pale in comparison; beyond the clouds of Wushan, no other clouds can compare.'

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 451. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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