Three Gorges Tour – Qinglong Waterfall, Zhang Fei Temple

In Three Gorges area, there not only has beautiful natural scenery, but also has rich cultural relics. If you have Three Gorges Tour by Yangtze Cruise, you can take shore excursion to these sight spots to feel the deep cultural deposit along the Yangtze River.

Three Gorges Tour – Qinglong Waterfall

The Qinglong Waterfall is located in Ganning Village of Wanzhou County. This waterfall is 64.5 meters high and 115 meters wide. It is wider than Huangguoshu Waterfall for 19 meters. It is named "the largest waterfall in Asia". In winter and spring, the waterfall looks like white silk which is hanging on the sky, silver dragon is flying; while in summer and autumn, it looks like thousands horses are running, arousing giant water column. In Three Gorges area, there is no barren mountain and dead water. Billions years history bring great changes to Three Gorges, but the mountains are still at here and rivers are running, the close relationship between mountain and river do not change. Every geological movement makes the mountains more steep, or collapse. The water in Three Gorges not only has the grace of meandering and gentle, but also has the brave of going ahead. The brave and persistent of water combine with the infatuation and courage of mountain. In the artistic conception of religion, there formed the grandest landscape in the world.

Three Gorges Tour – Zhang Fei Temple

Zhang Fei Temple was built based on the mountain terrain. It is located on the giant cliff on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The back of the Zhang Fei Temple is prosperous Fenghuang (Phoenix) Mountain and Piba Mountain. It is important relic of Three Kingdoms Culture. The four words – "Wind on the River", which were written by Peng Juxing who is famous calligrapher in end of Qing Dynasty are hanging on the wall of temple which is facing with the river. It witnessed the prosperous and immortalization of Zhang Fei Temple in 1700 years history. In the Zhang Fei Temple, there gathers many marrows of Chinese ancient calligraphy, collects about thousands pieces of tablets and calligraphy since Han and Tang Dynasties. It is very funny that Zhang Fei is a famous general in Chinese history, but the temple which built for him is a cultural resort. After the water impounding in Three Gorges Dam, the Zhang Fei Temple was wholly moved to its present site in its original scene. The only different between the two sites are the statue of Zhang Fei was changed to bronze statue from clay statue.