Tianlong Gorge Scenic Area

　　   Tianlong Gorge Scenic Area – a national geopark, a canyon that was impassable until May 2005. Located in Alatown, west of the ancient city of Fenghuang, the Tianlong Gorge Scenic Area lies between the Ancient Huangsigui Town and the Southern Great Wall of China. It is renowned for its precipitousness, wonder, grandeur, beauty, and serenity. Towering peaks rise on both sides, with high cliffs and deep forests, and the narrowest part of the gorge is no more than two meters wide, making the terrain extremely treacherous. The valley boasts a wealth of stunning sights: a waterfall over a hundred meters high cascades straight down into the Dragon Pool; there’s the thunderous Thunder God Pool; the miraculous spectacle of the Thousand-Strand Spring of the Heavenly Dragon; the 300-meter-high cliff face known as Eagle Grief Cliff; the uniquely scenic One-Line Sky; secluded small waterfalls in the valley; and the murmuring charm of the quiet stream. The breathtaking landscapes of Tianlong Gorge seem crafted by the hands of gods, unmatched in the Miao region, and it is often hailed as “the most perilous gorge in the Miao territory.”