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>>Three Gorges of the Yangtze River
Three Gorges of the Yangtze River was known the world by its precipitous terrain, beautiful sight, the boundless imposing manner and the multitudinous scenic spot historical site, is the world famous tourist attraction, is our country's traveling hot spot. The Three Gorges are including Qutang gorge, the Wu Gorge, Xiling Gorge. West it gets up the Sichuan Fengjie County's Baidi city, east up to Hubei Province Yichang's Nanjinguan, cross Fengjie, Wushan, Badong, tzekwei, Yichang five counties cities, span approximately 200 kilometers.

>>Qutang Gorge
Called the kui canyon, west the Fengjie Baidi city, east to the Wushan black eyebrow coloring brook, is famous by imposing in the Three Gorges. North the defile kui men the both banks cliff thousand ancient measures of length, like the knife chops the axe to truncate general, river is turbulent in 100 meter narrow rivers, presents "the numerous volunteer fire brigades Bei ten thousand, JuTang fighting a place" magnificent picture, therefore had the reputation road since old times: "Kui gate world imposing". During along the river but under, the rapid class rapids, cloud day, the ship crosses, the tourist can have "the peak and the day pass meets, boat from cellar line" feeling.
Ancient cloud: "Ten thousand exquisite pens, is difficult to write the Jupond both banks mountain." In Qutang gorge, the south bank has "Ju Tang stone tablet wall", "MengLiang ladder", "the phoenix spring", "the rhinoceros full moon peak" and so on the magnificent scenery; North shore has "seven gates", "the bellower canyon", "the Ju pond plank road" and so on the lovely landscape. "Ju Tang stone tablet wall , has "the Wei kui canyon" and "the kui gate world imposing" and so on the inscription carved on a cliff face carved stone. Earliest "Emperor Song Shengde the Resurgence Praises" the tablet, for Southern Song Dynasty Zhao Gongshuo book.. Also has General FengYuxiang the book "to tread the Kui witch, hits the Japanese pirate" the topic engraves.
On the north shore precipice, the ancient plank road vestige which some man-power opens cutting, the top of the head is the cliff wants to fall, under the foot is turbulent river, this is the ancient times boatman pulls the filament, the military traffic and the merchant itinerant merchant only channel. On the escarpment plank road has Qing people to engrave "the opening distinguished merit", "tall Tianjin ladder" 8 large brush-written Chinese characters. Nearby the plank road is seven gates deep holes, the hole deep 100 meters, between steep partition rock, some roof louvre window facing big river. Ascends the roof louvre window to look up to, the split-blip inserts the cloud, blue sky. Overlooks to under, the river water gallops, flies the boat to resemble the arrow. Enters the hole to look at the scenery, the clock breast stands in great numbers, like flying birds and beasts, lifelike.
The phoenix spring in under the white Yanshan's precipice, have high more than 10 meters stone bamboo shoots "the phoenix", feather abundant Run, colorful, stretches out the neck upwardly, resembles is sucking the spring which flows out from the crag crack.
Meng Liang ladder on the white Yanshan's precipice, is assumes "Zhi" from bottom to top the glyph arrangement square stone hole, hole width eight inch, the deep foot, the pitch of holes three feet, continuously to mountainside. In fact, these hole is ancient puts up the wood climbs up or the vestige for the ladder plank road perhaps the medicine agriculture. The Meng Liang ladder grand danger is wonderful, has no alternative but to make one praise the ancient to conquer the nature the breadth of spirit and the wisdom.
In the rhinoceros full moon peak, has together the unusual megalith, the shape if a rhinoceros looks back on an angle, is looking the bright moonlight which initially rises.
The bellower canyon is in on section of cliffs, in between the nearly 100 meters high places cliff cracks, is putting several wooden case , the shape like bellower, therefore called as bellower canyon. Hands down is Luban's bellower, the regulations for inters the dead to hang the coffin.
In under the kui gate lift precipice foot, on the precipitous reef, is standing erect two thick iron poles, this is the historical site of "the iron locks the pass". History book record: Tang Tian first year (904 years), Zhang Wu "makes the shackle in this, certainly the river average, sets up the grid in the beginnings and ends, says the lock canyon", afterwards the Song Dynasty defended closes senior general XuZongwu to set up two iron poles in this, the height 2 meters, blocked river shackle 7 horizontally, the long more than 90 meters, with broke Yangtze River by the lock, therefore place called "the river pass".

>>Wu Gorge
West start the Chongqing Wushan County Daning river mouth, east to Hubei Province Badong county magistrate ferry spot, canyon long valley deep, tortuous, the high peak lofty is continuous, the smoke cloud densely winds around, scenery quiet and beautiful side, like a too beautiful to behold decorated corridor.
The Wu Gorge main landscape has three (Chu Huaiwang the dream to meet the Wushan goddess Chu balcony, precious Ji Shoushu DaYu gives book estrade, DaYu cuts evil dragon to cut dragon estrade), eight scenery (south the mausoleum summit "south the mausoleum spring day dawn", the willow level ground "the sunset glow", the Daning river mouth "Ninghe late crosses", the clear brook river bank "clear brook fishing", the Ninghe ferry spot "the clear deep pool harvest moon", in five Fengshan "the Xiu peak imperial sacrifices check", the city gazes westwards the husband "the convent tablet", The Gaotang view "faces the cloud evening rain") and 12 peaks (namely north shore river rises to a position of honor, saint spring, towards cloud, goddess, pine loves, collection immortal six peaks, Nanan flies phoenix, green jade screen, gathers crane, only world, cloud, rises six peaks). Song Dynasty poet Lu You poem cloud: "Puts under the boat the Wu Gorge, the heart on 12 peaks."
In 12 peaks is most famous by the goddess peak, in the peak has a tall and graceful stone column, takes the form of the slim and graceful young girl. She every day most early take the rosy-colored clouds at dawn, also finally send back the sunset glow, therefore called "looks the rosy cloud peak". According to Tang Guang "Yong City Collection Immortal Record" carries, queen mother of the west young girl precious Ji take kuang chapter, Yu Yu and so on the gods goes to travel East China Sea, crosses Wu mountain, sees the flood to wreak havoc, thereupon "helps Yu cuts the stone, the rarefaction wave, fills, leads the distress definitely, by follows its class". The flood is already even, precious Ji help the people forever pray the good harvest year, sail a boat safely, set up the mountain top in the course of time, then will change into the goddess peak.

>>Xiling Gorge
West Xiling Gorge the Zigui County Huongkhe mouth, east stops the Yichang nanjinguan, the span approximately 76 kilometers, is he longest canyon in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River , famous by precipitous in the world. In the canyon has the book on military strategy treasured sword canyon, cow liver and the horse lung canyon, Kongling canyon, Yellow cat canyon , the lamplight canyon, the blue beach, releases the beach, Kongling beach and so on the famous canyon rapids and the Huangling temple, three travlling hole, Lyou spring an d so on historical site and so on. In the canyon dangerous mountain peak rises steeply on the both sides, high mountains cliff across the sky; Wonderful stone rugged, the silver waterfall flies flows swiftly, ancient wooden dense, the appearance of the water rapids, the great waves are turbulent, colorful pictures.
But the very many reefs rapids already obtain renovate, are thrilling extreme "Kongling beach", "the ghost see worried", "Guimenguan" has become historical relics. In Xiling Gorge's book on military strategy treasured sword canyon is located east Huongkhe 1.5 kilometer, north shore on Yangtze River's steep cliff steep crag during, on the crag has the thing repeat to set, the shape like the books, the name underneath said "the book on military strategy", its is right has the linearity rock bulge, straight inserts the turbulent current just like the great sword, the name says "the treasured sword". "The book on military strategy" actually the people of Ba the crag coffin buries the vestige. Far from the book on military strategy treasured sword canyon to the east new beach, the north of the Changjiang River has the dike, on has two to overlap the sagging yellow rock, takes the form of together the cow liver, takes the form of together the horse lung, therefore Niu Ganma lung canyon. The lotus rugger terrain has the lamplight canyon and Yellow cat gorge to Nanjinguan between. The lamplight canyon other name bright moonlight canyon, the canyon although is not long, but the view is uncommon, it may be said "does not have the peak non- cliff, has the water to fly the spring". On the south of Xiling Gorge has four wonderful stones on Maya mountain, likes the Tang priests and disciples four people to go to the Western Paradise very much to learn from experienced people in the "the record of west travelling ", the Wukong explores the way, Bajie leads a horse, the Tang priests. gathers ten, Sha priests take passes books, posture striking resemblance to. Whenever the falling rosy clouds lighting. Far looks from the canyon, resembles in extremely the lamp cinema the character, therefore famous lamplight canyon. Yellow cat gorge Area, hill shape like Yellow cat curls up, the scenery is beautiful.

>>The small Three Gorges
Daning River small and Three Gorges are the famous Wushan small Three Gorges. Daning River originates in the Shanxi Province Pingli County's center Zhongnan mountain, flows through the heavy mountain high mountains and the size canyon, a group holds hundred rivers and pure running water, passed through between the wuki, Wushan's cloud cliff dangerous mountain peak, pours into the Wu Gorge Xikou the vast Yangtze River. Daning River differ in thousands of ways, mysterious, in the past for a long time went into hiding silently, recent years as a result of our country tourism development, at the beginning of it the dew really accommodated, amazed the world with a single brilliant feat. Some people extol it "are not the Three Gorges, surpasses the Three Gorges", "the god certainly, praises to the heavens". The Daning River small Three Gorges are the Dragon Gate canyon, the hard coffin canyon and the verdant green canyon general designation, it is the best of Daning River scenery essence. South small Three Gorges Wushan County, north utmost prosperous old city, span approximately 60 kilometers.

>>The Dragon Gate canyon
From the Wushan County against the current the first canyon is the Dragon Gate canyon ,about 3 kilometers, like the ¡°Qumen ¡± of Qutang gorge , The defile both banks cliff reaches to the sky, Feng Feng relative, shape if a leaf of fan iron gate ,wonderful magnificent sight, therefore has "the small kui gate" the name. After enters the canyon, both banks peaks and ridges tower, precipice skyscraping, on the cliff the green bamboo hangs the radish, drags varied. On east of the river dike, in some spring inflow river, called "Dragon Gate spring"; On the west of the river precipice a square stone hole, has the foreword to extend obviously 300 kilometers until Heishui River, these Shi Kongji is the ancient plank road vestige.

>>The hard coffin canyon
Left the Dragon Gate canyon, was the famous rapids "Yinwo beach". Here mountain backwater extension, the rapids flow anxiously, actually dangerous way in the range Crossed the rapids namely to enter the hard coffin canyon. The hard coffin canyon long 10 kilometers, here both banks grotesquely-shaped jagged rocks, form group of groups natural sculpture approximately, all is full of beauty and significance. On the east bank escarpment has the long crag which a golden scale sparkles, likes the big dragon very much which roams through the return from outside of the sky, also dragon already entered the hole; The opposite shore mountainside has a limestone cave, the mouth of the hole has a decadent boulder, just like the brave fighter which wants the hole; Under the West bank cliff has the stalactite which the string hangs upside down, its appearance picture is two steeds, its head has entered, but horse's tail and hind leg also outside mountain. Thereupon the people give them to name separately for dragon enter, the tiger leave, the horse set.
In addition also has a black hang coffin in the river east bank to water surface 4 or 5 meters high precipice, the popular name "the hard coffin", hard coffin canyon namely from this. According to tests this "the hard coffin" is Warring States time Ba¡¯s hanging coffin, it is not made by the iron, only similar says because of its color. At present hangs the coffin group to preserve complete is the Wuxi County northeast 25 kilometer Jing Zhou dam, there has 24 black coffins.

>>The verdant green canyon
Continues to go is in the longest, the most enchanting verdant green canyon of small Three Gorges. The verdant green canyon long 20 kilometers, in the canyon the stalactite proliferates approximately, the stone dripstone, is everywhere green, therefore famous verdant green canyon. In the canyon has the place huge red Pishan to rise steeply the river bank, it red yellow and sparking, the small wooden boat passes through all over the body from its foot, justs like giant fully side the ant, this is "red wall skyscraping" , one of 12 scenery of Ninghe ; On the red escarpment hangs all over the lotus flower stalactite is "the red screen green jade lotus"; That stands erect the middle of a river "to close the crag" to be just like the great door leaf to lock the pass, causes the ship not to have the road feasible, presses hard on in front of the crag to see the front door to open a seam actually, however just squeezed through the crack in a door, turned head as soon as looked the front door has gathered, was really surprised.
Daning River small Three Gorges have the characteristic as peak beautiful, the view is quiet, beach is dangers and stone is beatiful. The long time occupies the metropolis the tourist will feel surely strange, just like travel in myth world.

>>God turtle canyon
Under god turtle canyon to tenth Earthly Branch positive big river mouth, span 38.9 kilometers, because enjoy the fame by the defile has the opposite direction but to lie resembles the double turtle's mountain top. The canyon both banks cliff precipice, the knife truncation axe divides, grand is precipitous. Before big river mouth power plant completion, as a result of both banks cliff, the rapids water is anxious, unvisited, made the entire journey to maintain the primitive plain appearance. During now the storehouse district is open to navigation, places oneself, like in the other dynasty in a trance. In canyon vegetation luxuriant gray, birds and beasts, ancient melts, deep, long, the tune, quiet, the danger, the god, wonderful, the mountain, the water, the stone, the bamboo, the forest is a body, the appeal is elegant, rich poetic appeal picture.
The entire god turtle canyon depart to theree canyons, the white dragon brand canyon, mainly have the snake saliva birth, powerful lion view tide, the hole with water curtain, the exceedingly high hole, the ganoderma lucidum garden, one line of sky, god gate, fontanel, human gate, pigsty gate, clear water Zhu, dwelling place of celestial beings crag, god crag, swallow thousand, scenic spot and so on immortal series. Moving deified fable these scenic spot chromium in deep mystical color. The big river mouth power plant anger water leaves the floodgate, goes full steam ahead shocks causes the god turtle canyon to be primitive plainly with the modern architecture organic unification, urges the human to exert oneself.

>>The Southern University Buddhist temple
It is located the Chongqing Tongnan County northwest 1.5 kilometers under the Dingming mountain, also called south t the imperial sacrifices temple, Dingming courtyard. Now has the Buddha Chinese style pavilion, the Goddess of Mercy palace, the Jade Emperor palace, the warning pavilion four wood historic buildings.
The Buddha Chinese style pavilion is constructs by the foot of a hill and beside a stream, is construction as seven eaves rests mountain, picture magnificent sight. In the Chinese style pavilion is the Buddha of Shijiamoni which chisels the cliff, the height 18.43 meters, the manner is dignified. This Buddha is named "eight ten feet golden immortals". Take Buddha as the center, have the prefatory remarks, the poem which all previous dynasties poets book carves chant, the stele, the statuary and so on 83 then on the cliff about 1 kilometers; Golds-plate the couplets hung in front of a hall to engrave 20; The hydrology topic engraves 5 , Niche hole 104, image of Buddha 700. In addition has "stone lamp and the sound of stringed instrument", "at the most Buddha", "the warning pavilion", "the green jade screen harvest moon" and so on the scenic spot historical site, altogether calls 18 beautiful scenery with "eight ten feet golden immortals".

>>The Beishan Mountains
Beishan Mountains (rock cave) the carved stone is located the Chongqing Dazu County north end of town two kilometers place, opens cutting in Tang Dynasty ZhaoZong Jingfu first year (892 years), has been through repeatedly the five dynasties, two Song, one after another in Buddha bay, barrack slope, Goddess of Mercy slope, north tower temple, Buddha ear crag and so on place statuary nearly ten thousand. The Beishan Mountains carved stone is most centralized by the Buddha bay statuary, altogether arranges 290 niches holes. On the escarpments which is long more than 300 meter, the height 7 meters, has stele 6, the prefatory remarks and the statuary remembered always 55, scripture pillar 8, cloudily engrave "Manjusri to ask illness chart", carved stone statuary 264 niches holes. Buddha bay image of Buddha carving fine, carriage of outstanding ability, the style is unique. "the Pu virtuous Bodhisattva" in the "The mind vehicle hole", the statuary is fine, by the reputation is "Eastern Venus"; "Runner the hole of preserve the books" is called "the stone carving palace "; "Mr. Wei peace tablet", "CaiJing tablet", "the classical Chinese literature filial piety classic tablet" alone saves for the world, not only is the calligraphy valuable thing, also may make up vacancy of the historical data, the value is extremely high. The Buddha bay carved stone minute north and south two regions, south the area mostly is the late Tang, the five dynasties work, north the area mostly is two Song time work. The late Tang time work, the character modeling solemn plentiful, the makings vigorous, the clothing and personal adornments simple, the line is smooth. The five dynasties time work, exquisite, multicolored, the attire clothing from simple to multiply, got rid of the external cultural influence gradually, has the characteristic of carved stone statuary transition-period. Two Song time work, the national characteristic has been extremely prominent.

>>The imperial grave mound mountain
It is located at Chongqing Dazu County city LongGang the northeast 15 kilometers place, elevation is 527.83 meters. The imperial grave mound mountain is one of Buddhism Holy Land, has "has an audience with the emperor Emei, gets down towards the imperial grave mound" saying. The imperial grave mound mountain inscription carved on a cliff face statuary including the long-lived temple as the central Buddha bay, the small Buddha bay statuary, is known as by "the sixth generation of founder passes on dense India" Zhao Zhifeng the Southern Song Dynasty pure bright to pure to bless the year in the A.D. during 1174---1252 year, the lasted more than 70 years, have the overall to form in one's mind the organization to open cutting, are statuary nearly ten thousand large-scale Buddhism esoteric sect Buddhist temples. Imperial grave mound mountain inscription carved on a cliff statuary¡¯s key extent of protection area 7.93 hectares, general extent of protection area 37.14 hectares, construction control region area 53.30 hectares.
The saint long-lived temple constructs according to the mountain, grand magnificent sight. The extant entrance, the Son of Heaven palace, the emperor release the palace, the Sakyamuni palace, the buddhas of the three periods palace, burns the lamp palace and Uygur touches the palace sevenfold palace, reconstructs for the Qing Dynasty. Floor space 1631.68 square meters.
The Buddha bay is located saint long-lived temple left next to the glyph mountain bay formed as "U". The length of the cliff is approximately 500 meters, high approximately 8 ~ 25 meters. The image engraves on three escarpments of the east, south and north. Buddha bay carved stone statuary according to the tendency of the mountain and the cliff shape to carve, relief big, theme widespread, the niche hole links up, the layout is rigorous, meteorological magnificent sight Image of Buddha idea novel, carving technique adept, the common custom color is rich. The content is the Buddhist literature story much, engraves in turn protects buddhist law the idol, six samsara charts, the broad great treasure pavilion, the Chinese strict three sages, thousand Goddess of Mercy, Buddha passes on the story, the Shakya nirvana saint mark chart, the Kowloon bath crown prince, peacock Ming Wangjing, adjoins Lu Dong, the parents graciousness in disguised form after, Lei Yin chart, facilitates Buddha to repay a debt of gratitude greatly in disguised form again after, the view immeasurable long-lived Buddhist literature in disguised form, six consumes the chart, the hell in disguised form, willow tree this chart, te Ming Dynasty king, the herding cattle chart, the circle sense hole, Liu Benzun the true enlightenment likes and so on in disguised form. Complete statuary abundant and elegant, does not have a niche to be redundant.
The small Buddha bay is located right flank of the saint long-lived temple, seat South side face to north. Its main construction is a platform which build by stone, High 2.31, the width of east and west is 16.50, depth of a house 7.90 meters. On platform builds the cliff, the stone chamber with the long and narrow stone, above engraves Buddha, the Bodhisattva picture. Mainly has the founder Dharmakaya Jingmu tower, seven niches for a statue of Buddha walls, repays a debt of gratitude after changes the hole, the palace moon niche for a statue of Buddha and ten wicked crimes newspapers chart, adjoins Lu Andong, the Chinese strict three sages hole, fills goes against the well niche and so on.

>>The Jinfo mountain
It is located within the boundaries of the Chongqing Nanchuan city, is east the Dalou the section branch vein suddenly the different mountain peak . Composed as Jin Fu, Bai Zhi, the cyanine dam three mountains; The scenic area mountain peaks on top of peaks, the group peak towers, the high point elevation is 2,251 meters, the total area 1,300 square kilometers, the virgin forest occupies 1/3; Tour region 264 square kilometers. The Jinfo mountain melts the mountain, the water, the forest, the stone, the hole in a body, imposing, terrain complex, strange stone lofty, cavern deep and quiet, mountain spring densely covered, the fine wood wonderful flower spreads wildly, have the wonderful, certainly, male, beautiful, the dangerous scenic area characteristic, is enjoyed pleased the tourist. Many the rare and precious zoology and botany type on the mountain, the plant reaches 5,099 kinds, cathaya argrophylla, the gingko, the big task or undertaking tea, spuare bamboo, cuckoo Wang tree are a country kind of protection plant, as the reputation is "the Jin mountain¡¯s five-character ". More than 500 kinds of animals, including belongs to the country grade one protected animal the leopard, the cloud leopard, the southern Chinese tiger, white crane, the red abdomen angle chicken, the rhinopithecus roxellanae, the presbytis francoisi, the sika and so on.

>>The Jinyun mountain
It is located at the Chongqing beibei area Jialing River warm pond canyon bank, is 70 million years ago "the yenshan movement" the accomplishment "the anticline" the mountain ridge, ancient Prasarn. The ravine white clouds wind around, resemble the fog non- fog, resembles the smoke non- smoke, boundless is pent-up, spectacular. Early sunset glow cloud, brilliant purple and red, multi-colored. The ancient calls " multi-red and little white as Jin", therefore Jinyun mountain. The mountain has the sun peak, the incense burner peak, the lion peak, gathers the cloud peak, the ape eats delicacies the peak, the lotus flower peak, the pagoda peak, the jade peak and the evening glow peak and so on nine peaks from north to south. Jade peak is highest, elevation is 1,050 meters; Lion peak precipitousest magnificent sight, other various peaks also each graceful bearing. The Jinyun mountain is the nation nature protection area, this mountain climate temperate, the rainfall is abundant, has the forest 1,300 hectares, grows 1,700 many kinds of subtropics plants, including the monkey to like, the smooth crown pear, the red cloud hainan nanmu, Bole sets up, the gingko, the red bean and the Himalayan maple and so on the rare and precious plant, in the mountain also has the world rare living fossil tree - metasequoia, this tree is 160 million years ago is the existence extinct organism species.

>>Four sides the mountain scenery scenic spot area
It is located within the boundaries of the Chongqing Jiangjin city, is apart from the Chongqing urban district 140 kilometers. South is high and the north is low, high point centipede range elevation is 1709.4 meters, most low spot elevation 560 meters. Occupying a land area of 240 square kilometers. Four sides mountain waterfall magnificent sight. The size waterfall falls in torrents surges, raises all over the sky the smog, resounds loudly, in the number beside also can feel to its power and influence. The drainage opening temple waterfall height 94 meters, are hanging under a natural cavern, the picture is unusual. The mandarin duck waterfall is a happy couple, arouses the daydream. In scenic spot HongHai lake, the lake water crystal clear is limpid, winds to meander in the remote mountain canyon, the luxuriant forest. Rows a boat in the lake, completely relaxed. Four sides the mountain is our country "the species gene treasure house", has plant 1500 many kinds of, rarely and preciously is in imminent danger the plant 19 kinds, in which punctures Shaluo is 350 million year ago prehistoric remnants. Four sides the mountain also has 207 kind of animals, in which is the state-level key protection animal 16 kinds, the provincial level protection animal 8 kinds.

>>The ghost town
It is located north shore Yangtze River, is apart from the Chongqing urban district 172 kilometers. More than 2,000 year ago Western Zhou Dynasty first year, It is subordinates to the Pakistan country, once has made the country all. When the Qin and Han Dynasty is subordinate to the Zhi county . Eastern Han Dynasty YongYuan two year (90 years), because the east end has PingDu mountain, changes name as Pingdu county. Sui Dynasty select the Yangtze River "the abundant steady dam" the first character with "Pingdu mountain" it "DU" the character to rename "FengDu". Ancient PingDu mountain at once the famous mountains. Because Northern Song Dynasty Su Shi inscribes a poem "the Pingdu world ancient famous mountains" to change the name "the clever country to be quiet all" saying by the Pingdu, "Deity Biography" carries according to "the Fengdu County Will" with Jin person Ge Hong, the folk passed on the cloud, Han Dynasty Wang Fangping, Yinchangsheng two alchemists once in PIngDu to practice becomes an immortal, Taoism then supposed the head of a Daoist sect in this mountain, and listed as "36 dwelling places of Buddhist immortals it, one of 72 happy place". The posterity makes false analogies or strained interpretations ", the king cloudyly" is "the cloudy king", PingDu also gradually to make false analogies or strained interpretations is "Yindu". The famous mountains ancient temple reaches 27. the group of "The nether world" statue simulates the world lawsuit, the court, the jail, the torture separately and so on, the idea unusually, the manner is lifelike, concentrated reflection Chinese's god and ghost, heaven and hell idea. On the mountain also has all previous dynasties celebrity's the and so on Su Shi, Lu You, Fan Chengda stele carving topic chants. With famous mountains adjoining, is located the Fengdu northwest corner the double queson, also is tours the paradise. On the mountain has more than 100 varieties trees altogether 50 ten thousand, rare and precious trees 20 kinds. On the mountain the main scenic spot has the Confucian temple, Lu Mingsi, Su Gongci, the Enlai pavilion, protects the country pavilion, the predestined match pavilion, the He Long Chinese style pavilion and so on.

>>Shi Bao stockade village
It is located within the boundaries of the Chongqing Zhong County the long north of the Changjiang River shore, is apart from the Zhong county seat 45 kilometers. Here on the point of the river has as soon as bends down high more than 10 ten feet, the megalith which the steep cliff butte pulls out, It is the colorful stone which overcomes nature for Lady Wa loses, therefore called "the stone is valuable". This stone likes the jade stamp, other name "jade stamp mountain". End of the Ming dynasty Tan Hong revolted, according to the above was the stronghold, "Shi Bao stockade village" from this .
Shi Bao stockade village is composed as the stronghold gate, fills body Lou Ting and fills goes against the ancient temple three parts , the beginning constructs at the Qing Kangxi Dynasty, had more than 300 year histories. The stronghold gate is a brick masony structure construction. From the Yangtze River shore to the summit, the building pavilion altogether has 12, three sides and four angles, imitate like the vertical hanging magnificent palace. Each upturned eave stands tall and erect, but on reduces from under by the level, the wood and stone holds, layer upon layer joins, among them has a tortuous circular newel stairs to be interlinked, may reach "the citrus reticulata space to soar to the clouds". In the pavilion on the cliff, some many different times stele carving and the topic chant. The entire place architectural appearance magnificent sight, uses the wood construction completely, the height 60 meters. The summit is a smooth stone dam, on has the ancient temple, the green glazed tile Zhu eave front, divides the palace, the main hall and the rear palace. In front of the palace has "the duck hole", the rear palace has "the rice hole", the buddhist priest called it is valuable the stone. Shi Bao stockade village the turret relies on the jade stamp mountain construction, according to the mountain, the upturned eave unfolds the wing extremely strangely, the modeling. The entire construction by the stronghold gate, the stronghold body, the garret is composed, altogether 12, the height 56 meters, all are the lignin structures. The beginning constructs in being Ming Dynasty Wanli years, after Kanghsi, the Qianlong year constructs the consummation. Originally constructs 9, the concealment "the Heaven" meaning. In the stronghold has three groups of sculpture group portraits, its one sub- cuts one's throat for Barman guarantees the city the story, its two releases Yan Yan for Zhang Feiyi three countries story, its three for heroine Qin Liangyu story. The stronghold goes against has ancient temple, "the Buddhist monastery palace"; Under the stronghold has plain refined Shi Bao road.

>>The Chongqing zoo group
It is located Chongqing Jiulong slop area Yang Jiaping, the area 410,000 square meters, is the Chongqing big comprehensive park. the old name is the west area park, latter by displays the animal primarily, then changes presently famously. The park massif surrounds, the bamboo cover, the carpet of green grass, beautiful flowers, the deep green peach blossom brook circles the garden flow. Wards off has the animal shop more than 20 place, raises the animal 150 kinds, 1,200, rare and precious animal has the panda, the lesser panda, the rhinopithecus roxellanae, the galvanized iron leaf monkey, the torsion angle sheep, the gnu and the food turkey and so on. It is the southern Chinese tiger reproduction center population base. In the garden also wards off an artificial lake, the island, Qu brige, the scenery pavilion is connected, in the lake broadly raises poultry and fish. In the park also constructs the playground, the roller skating rink, the open-air stage, the reading room, the restaurant, the tea garden and so on.

>>North the hot spring
It is located the Chongqing beibei area, north is close to Jialing River, south relies on the JInyun mountain. Its predecessor is the hot spring temple, initially constructs at Southern Dynasty Liu Song Jing Ping first year (423 years), reconstructed in the bright Xuande seven years (in 1432). In 1927, organized the Jialing River hot spring park, additional construction tourist facility and so on hot spring swimming pool and bathroom, dining room, latter changed the name as Chongqing north the hot spring park.
The park constructs according to the natural terrain, tower ,garden house and pavilion scattered and organized, the green bamboo is dense, forest onion , as beautiful as a painting. The garden indoor scene take four main halls as a center. Closes the temple, also calls three temples, for hot spring temple entrance. Receives and instructs brings up the rear has the side pond which a mountain spring thin flows and converges, in the pond on the stone bridge parapet inscribes the unicorn, the banana and flower-and-bird and so on the design, all work for Ming Dynasty. In Buddhist temple hall extant Ming Dynasty image of Buddha; The palace preceding pair of stone lion embraces the small lion, is extremely unique. Goddess of Mercy palace by stone column strut, hard tile coping, popular name "hard tile palace".
East four main halls has the ancient fragrant garden, the carved stone garden, the view fishpond, the lotus pond, north has young scenic spot and so on flowered hole, five deep pools India month. The ancient fragrant garden is the hot spring temple former site, in the garden many big the ancient trees, thickly cloudyly blocks out the sun, has Song, Qing, Ming three generation of Buddhist priests grave tower. In the carved stone garden many is Song, Ming, Qing three generation of steles, Ming Dynasty p'anlung tower is the carved stone valuable thing. The hot spring temple ancient is Jinyun temple Low House, the temple magnificent, stone carving really numerous, in the temple the incense and candle is prosperous. Latter twice extinguishes Buddha after Northern Zhou Dynasty Wu Di and Tang Wuzong, the destruction is serious, Tang Zhenzong the time glen only full Zen master reconstructs the temple, and engraves the inscription carved on a cliff face image of Buddha in the after precipice between. The Northern Song Dynasty scenery Germany four years (in 1007), the hot spring temple for is honored the royal government award the victory zen temple. Ming, Qing time, is the hot spring temple golden age. The temple reconstructs, at the same time constructed in front of the temple has met the official pavilion, after the temple welcomes the class to build the pond, broad side four ten feet, the shoulder wing by the pavilion, the tourist clear sky rained may under the pond bathe; And the use hot spring water source and the terrain, have constructed the play fishpond, the half a month pond and so on, watches for the tourist.

>>The black mountain scenic area
It is located southeast Chongqing Wan Sheng area edge Jing Xingxiang. The scenic area is apart from ten thousand abundant cities 20 kilometers. Scenic area approximately 100 square kilometers. The scenic spot forest coverage fraction more then 98 pecent, also has the brook, the canyon, the waterfall; Both has the ancient geological landform, the limestone cave, the hoodoo, and has the rare rare birds and beasts, the animal, the monkey group. Here unvisited, ancient for night of Lang country Xia palace, has each kind of rich fable, adds the level mountain range folds the peak in the hills forest when has the multi- rain multi- fog the boundless smog, causes the entire scenic area to cover a mystical color Scenic spot mountain, forest, water, waterfall, hole, stone, spring and so on constitution posture each different natural landscape. The mountain has the famous Black mountain, the small peak, the king peak, the lion trough, the command sign mountain and so on, beatiful hills , with overpowering momentum, grand magnificent sight; The forest has green and luxuriant, is continuous several dozens kilometers subtropics often the green foliage forest, vast, mammoth, green is vast. In the hole has the Buddha hole, the female celestial hole and so on, in the hole has the hole, spectacular, unique; The stone is appears the ageancient cambrian series, the Ordovician system and silurian series time each kind of hoodoo, the strange stone, graceful, differ in thousands of ways, like the poems and pictures , it forms the age to be ancient; The spring is flow each kind includes the many kinds of trace elements all over the water seepage. The Black mountain scenic spot landscape characteristic may summarize is "quiet", "the danger", "is wonderful", "Beautiful" four characters.
Quiet: It is continuous several dozens square kilometers forests, blocks the sky, plain profound, old tree towering, bamboo grove crowded, vegetation fine, tree seed many, luxuriant, four seasons often green, in the forest common the cicada sing, the bird sing, the water seepage Dingdong, adds the wooded mountain to be lonesome and quiet.
Danger: The centralism manifests in Black mountain dozens of locations, the cliff stands tall and erect, the cliff confronts, "the danger" valley grows thickly on the precipice, the eagle mouth lets the human as soon as enter the scenic area to realize to "the strategic pass", looks up to does not go against, the width only number rice, long reaches for a several hundred meters day to let the human only then realize through after to danger of the Black mountain sheer precipice scenery.
Wonderful: In scenic area high peak strange stone, everywhere, both has great Buddha to chant sutras, the black monkey welcomes guests, and has the stone bamboo shoots independence, the camel heads west, in limestone cave all sorts of strange and unusual, two trees husband and wife gather one. The lawn stone Lynch's colorful, added this land once was the plant "the refuge shelter", still some several hundred kind of precious zoology and botany and so on made the human to be curious.
Beatiful: In scenic area beautiful scenery, canyon profound beautiful, in the forest surrounds the lawn, all around embellishes the hoodoo, just like a big bonsai, the fresh nature, delicate and pretty is delicate. In forest many kinds of tree seeds mix, level Lin Jinran; In grass fresh flowers, colorful, in forest green and glossy, the river duck like blue, the lawn blue like jade, far looks has the terraced field beautiful scenery, the nearsightedness.
At the Jumps the crag in the black goat "the maplewood cliff young Jin whip" place, obviously is joined to the primitive jungle reaches as high as hundred meters two level of waterfalls landscapes. Stands and waits for a long time the foot mountainside, then considerable piece elegant, cover primitive maple tree woods. Among the maplewood as soon as wall height 50 meters without without living things, about 70 meters width . The tourist heres faces the wall to bellow, the echo not only clear, profound, delightful is interesting to listen to, moreover may continue ten minutes.
In the Black mountain this former days unvisited 5,000 Chinese acre jungle, also preserves hundred year above primitive needle until now, the green broad-leaf mixed forest, the forest luxuriant growth of leaves and branches, the big tree and ancient wooden beautiful is being often natural, blocks the sky. Needs the old tree towering to the skies which 2 or 3 talented people can joint hold everywhere. In the forest is growing 1,800 kinds of tree seeds and the rare and precious plant, has is been called by the European and American public figures: "Chinese pigeon" nearly 100 Chinese dove trees and "spice tree" more than 200, biggest Chinese dove tree high nearly 30 meters, the tree diameter at chest height 60 centimeters, the tree age amounts to for more than 150 years, other has about 20 meters to be high, 40 centimeters tree diameters at chest height. The Chinese dove tree and the emmenopterys henryi are national level of protections plants.
In addition also has 300 many kinds of vertebrates. Has country and so on the presbytis francoisi, rhinopithecus roxellanae, blue monkey, cloud leopard one, two levels of protections animal. Area the garlic dam, the tile-roofed house ditch, may see to is airborne distanced more than 10 meters silk chestnut branch in airborne to circle "shakes hand" is inseparable; It is distanced more than 2 meters far from the "couple tree" - - two Chinese pinus montana, when as long is high as 3 meters about, because mutually cannot resist opposite party attraction but closely to hug, the knot is a body, is loath to part from each other. On mountain, camellia quantity multitudinous, variety mixed, distribution extremely broad, is "Chinese Tea Will" center carries the famous tea "Scenery Star To be deep green" the habitat. In addition, the azalea, the palm tree, Fang Zhu, Jin Zhu, the red bean wood, the orchid, the honey suckle, the lycoris radiata, Mai Ke and so on over a thousand kind of flowers and plants trees are innumerable.
As a result of Black mountain terrain dropping variance thousand meters, therefore, in the different place and the season, may watch to the cloud sea, the sunrise, the rosy-colored clouds at dawn, the mist at sunset, the rainbow and so on 11,000 meteorological landscapes. Whenever the bad fog raises by the foot of a hill transpiration, hazy fog place puts on the mountain the back, increased for several minute charming to the Black mountain, the tranquil color, the cream color cloud fluttered around the mountainside, started dancing like the female celestial, the mountain peak in went to in the fog to reveal the sharp point the peak partly visible, was eternally changing. From the beginning of the first year the winter solstice second year spring, also could watch in here to the imposing manner extraordinary snowscape. Whenever the winter approaches. The snow deposition on the mountain, under the sunlight illumination, has then formed the north sight picture. In the snow deep ruler -odd lion trough, some 3,000 Chinese acres winters may ski, The grass's mountain which can slip the gross in summer , is "the unique" skiing place

>>Size stone wall
The WanZhou Tianzi city and the grinding pan stronghold gathers calls "the size stone wall".
The WanZhou Tianzi city is a butte breaks out, four walls like truncate, only a stronghold gate group passable ancient stronghold, other name inborn city. For one of the "ten thousand states eight scenery".
According to the fable, when three countries times the emperor of Shu Liu Bei cuts down Wu, once stations troops in this, therefore other name Tianzi city.
The grinding pan stronghold resides in the Yunyang County new county seat, old name plate stone wall, also calls the little rock, the inborn city. Constructs on a natural megalith, here topography is precipitous, is all previous dynasties military commander land that must fight for. The grinding pan stronghold beginning constructs at Southern Song Dynasty time, according to history book record: Song officer yuzeng lead Shu to anti- enemy, according to mountain and crag fortification, for one of 15 cities of entire Sichuan.

>>Large cart bay tombstone carved stone
It is located the Chongqing Youyang County west rustic, Qing Guangxu two (in 1876) in eleventh lunar month construction. It is a spatial grave, the popular name "lives the base", the grave long nearly 5 meters, the high and wide nearly 4 meters, the long and narrow stone builds. In front of the grave sets up a stele, its calligraphy vigorous brush strokes, the relief really is magnificent sight. Stone carving minute upper, middle, lower nine, the altogether 50 groups of designs, 40 fold the story, the content select material in "Said Tang", "Said Mountain", "Monkey", "24 Filial piety Charts" and the folklore "eight holes deities", "Guanyin giving son", "Zhuang-zi tries the wife", "five mice makes Tokyo" and so on; In addition, also the vulture has tower, grand house and pavilion, the trees flowers and plants, bird and fish, the unicorn lion adeptly and so on, the technique exquisite, the image is true to life, makes one praise without cease.


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