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Longtan River Gorge 龙潭河

Longtan He

Longtan He is a gorge scenic area in Jiuyuan town, Wanyuan City, Dazhou, in north-eastern Sichuan, designated a national geopark, a national AAA tourist area and a provincial-level scenic and historic area, built around a winding river gorge known locally as the 'ten-li gallery'.

Longtan River Gorge (龙潭河)
Longtan River Gorge · 龙潭河 · Source photographer · License not provided
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About Longtan River Gorge

The Dazhou municipal government records the resort as covering 45 square kilometres, 53.5 kilometres from the Wanyuan urban area and about 1.5 hours from Dazhou by road; Wanyuan's own tourism bureau gives the scenic area's extent as 45.6 square kilometres. Both sources attribute to the site the reputations 'Daba Shan's premier rafting run' and 'the ten-li gallery', and both name Liangshanmen ('two-leaf door'), Yinyang Quan ('yin-yang spring') and Lengre He ('cold-hot river') among its geological features; the Wanyuan bureau adds karst caves and describes the river as running clear along a winding course lined with willows and water bamboo.

The Dazhou government's listing describes the resort as built around a gorge axis and river, and as the only resort area in eastern Sichuan built around a gorge and mountain watercourse in this way.

What to look for

  • Liangshanmen, the 'two-leaf door' rock feature named by both the Dazhou and Wanyuan tourism authorities.
  • Yinyang Quan, the 'yin-yang spring', and Lengre He, the 'cold-hot river', the other two named geological features.
  • The river gorge itself, known locally as the 'ten-li gallery', with its willow- and water-bamboo-lined banks.
  • The karst caves that Wanyuan's tourism bureau records within the scenic area.

Location & getting there

Getting to Longtan River Gorge

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Sources & visit information

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