One-Hundred-Li Gallery of Wujiang River

　　The One-Hundred-Li Gallery of Wujiang River is a municipal-level scenic spot in Chongqing, located in the western part of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County. The Chongqing section of Wujiang serves as the border river between Chongqing and Guizhou Province. It is a high-quality scenic area that combines natural landscapes, historic ancient towns, and rich ethnic customs.

　　The Wujiang River originates from Weining County in Guizhou Province, flows through Wanmu Township and Gongtan Town in Youyang County, Chongqing, and joins the Yangtze River in Fuling, spanning a total length of 1,070 kilometers. The One-Hundred-Li Gallery of Wujiang River includes the section of the main channel of Wujiang from Gongtan Ancient Town to Wanmu Township in Youyang County, as well as the A’peng River tributary of Wujiang, which flows westward in the reverse direction in the Youyang section, covering an area of 240 square kilometers. It encompasses the Wujiang One-Hundred-Li Gallery Canyon Scenic Area, Gongtan Ancient Town Scenic Area, A’peng River Rafting Scenic Area, Qingquan Corridor Bridge Scenic Area, Ma’an City Tourist Area, Wanmu Stone Forest Scenic Area, Sanjiaqian Stone Forest, Suspended Burial Tourist Area, and Changxigou Eco-Tourism Area. It represents the essence of the thousand-li Wujiang River and is hailed as the “One-Hundred-Li Gallery of Wujiang River.”

　　The One-Hundred-Li Gallery of Wujiang River features “mountains as if cleaved by axes, waters as clear as jade, twisted tree branches, and waterfowl soaring and playing,” characterized by “peculiar mountains, bizarre rocks, emerald waters, perilous shoals, ancient towns, corridor bridges, towpaths, and suspended burials.” Notably, the Litchi Gorge, Baiji Gorge, and Tuzituo Gorge are the finest segments of this picturesque river valley. A Qing Dynasty poet, Mei Ruoweng, praised: “Among the wondrous landscapes of Shu, this one ranks the first.”

　　The One-Hundred-Li Gallery of Wujiang River boasts profound cultural heritage, stunning natural scenery, and rich ethnic customs. Gongtan Ancient Town has a history of over 1,700 years; the Manwang Cave is a relic from the Warring States period; Ma’an City was the site of the Southern Song Dynasty uprising led by the Golden-Headed Monk; the ?k People’s suspended burials reflect the unique customs of the Eastern Han Dynasty ?k people; there are also historical sites such as the Ba People’s Towpath, Qingquan Corridor Bridge, Tujia ethnic culture, the “Roaring Waves Against the Shore,” and the “Bamboo Zero Poetry Niche,” all of which hold significant research value.

　　The majestic, rugged, and beautiful river valleys and gullies, the magically crafted cliffs and precipices, the untamed Wujiang River, and the joyfully flowing A’peng River adorn the picturesque One-Hundred-Li Gallery of Wujiang River, attracting countless enthusiasts of scientific research, exploration, photography, as well as film and TV production crews.