Wuxiakou Scenic Area 巫峡口

About Wuxiakou Scenic Area

The Badong reach of the Wu Gorge runs for 22 kilometres, a long, deep channel of abrupt peaks and stacked ridges through which the river turns repeatedly. The scenic area planned around it covers 83.5 square kilometres, with a key zone of 24.6 square kilometres taking in Wuxiakou itself, the mountain of Damianshan, the side valley of Lianzixi and the rock called Huoyanshi. At Lianzixi, below Damianshan, the Yangtze swings through ninety degrees around Leigongshan on the north bank, a turn known locally as the first bend of the Yangtze.

The place carries a dense set of local associations. The county bureau describes Badong's culture as combining the traditions of the gorge river itself, the boat-trackers who once hauled craft upstream, the Ba people of the region, and the memory of the Northern Song statesman Kou Zhun. The Jiaoziyan platform on the heights is identified by the county as the best point from which to look down on the bend.

What to look for

• The ninety-degree turn of the Yangtze at Lianzixi below Damianshan, known as the first bend of the Yangtze
• The Jiaoziyan viewing platform, identified by the county as the best place to look down on that bend
• Damianshan, the mountain above the gorge mouth, and the side valley of Lianzixi
• The 22-kilometre Badong reach of the Wu Gorge, the stretch this scenic area covers
• Huoyanshi, the rock named among the key features of the scenic area

Location & getting there

Getting to Wuxiakou Scenic Area

Check weather, trail access and the last return service. A mountain or forest area is not one entrance, and a map’s central pin may be far from the trailhead.

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