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Wu Gorge

The Wu Gorge or the Grand Gorge, boasts the most immediately beautiful and spectacular scenery of the Three Gorges. The Wu gorge stretches across two counties; Chongqing and Badong in Hubei and stretches for over 40km starting in the west from the mouth of the Daning River to Badong county in the east. Flanking the river are a series of green mountains with precipices and peaks where the water zigzags forward and gives way to some attractive scenery.

The Gorge is most famous for its Kong Ming Tablet- a large slab of rock inscribed with a description of the alliance between the Shu and Wu states. The Tablet actually resembles a huge pair of scissors, pointing skywards. Badong is the main town along this stretch, situated on the southern bank of the river within the gorge.

Twelve Peaks line the banks of the Gorge here, rising thousands of meters into the sky, amongst which, Wangxia Peak (or the Goddess Peak) is the most exquisite.

The boats here travel upstream from nearby Feifeng Peak and land at Lanchang where travelers can admire the scenery along the three banks.