Wujiang River Gallery

　　    The Wujiang River originates from Xianglu Mountain in the southeast of Weining Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, flows through Fuling, Chongqing, and joins the Yangtze River. It is a major tributary of the Yangtze River, stretching 1,037 kilometers in total, with 874 kilometers within Guizhou. Historically known as the “Yanjiang,” “Qianjiang,” or “Fuling River.” In 2003, the National Tourism Administration designated the Wujiang River as the “Wujiang River Gallery.” The section of the Wujiang River that flows through Huangsha Village, Huajue Township in Jinsha is called the Huangsha River; the section above, at the junction of Liuguang in Liuyang, Zunyi, Taifeng in Qianxi, and Xiaba in Huajue, Jinsha, is called the Liuguang River; the Huangsha River becomes the “Wujiang River” after entering Houshan Township.

　　    The main course of the Wujiang River within Jinsha spans 45 kilometers. In November 1979, the Wujingdu Reservoir dam was completed and filled with water, submerging riverside areas in five counties—Zunyi, Xifeng, Liuyang, Qianxi, and Jinsha—along the river. Among them, the submerged area in Jinsha accounts for 49% of the total reservoir area, affecting the Huangsha River, Pianyan River, and their tributaries, with a total backwater stretch of 156 kilometers. Out of the thousand-mile “Wujiang River Gallery” spanning over ten counties and cities in two provinces, Jinsha County holds just over one-tenth of the “scenery.”

　　    The primary source markets are Guiyang and Zunyi, with a combined permanent population of 3 million.