Three Gorges Waterfall
Location
Group 3, Xinping Village, Huanghua Town, Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province
Reasons to visit
·The Three Gorges Waterfall is a national 5A-level scenic spot, less than 20 kilometers away from the central city of Yichang. It is the core scenic spot of the "Western Hubei Ecological and Cultural Tourism Circle" and a must-see for exploring Shennongjia.
Opening Hours
- 09:00-15:30 (all day); last admission time: 15:30 (January 1st - April 29th, Monday - Sunday)
·The Three Gorges Waterfall is a national 5A-level scenic spot, less than 20 kilometers away from the central city of Yichang. It is the core scenic spot of the "Western Hubei Ecological and Cultural Tourism Circle" and a must-see for exploring Shennongjia. Known as "the first waterfall in the Three Gorges", the Three Gorges Waterfall is famous for its green mountains, beautiful water, strange caves and beautiful waterfalls. It has been awarded the title of "Yichang's Top Ten Scenic Spots" and "The Most Popular Original Ecological Scenic Spot" for many years. In 2011, the Three Gorges Waterfall was voted one of the "Top Ten Famous Waterfalls in China", becoming one of the "Top Ten Waterfall Stars" along with Huangguoshu Waterfall, Jiuzhaigou Waterfall, Lushan Sandie Spring, Hukou Waterfall and Jingbo Lake Waterfall.
·The total length of the scenic area is about 5 kilometers. It winds along the canyon trail. There are dense forests and abundant grass on the mountain, flowers blooming and dancing butterflies, birds singing in the mountain stream, and waterfalls flying: Cambrian Book of Heaven, Five Peach Offerings for Longevity, Divine Turtle Welcomes Guests, and Wonderful Writing Dozens of magical natural landscapes such as flowers, annual rings of the earth, Sutra Cave, Four Images, Long Bridge Flying Crossing, Ba Renwu Cave, Hukou Waterfall, Pearl Waterfall, Fo Ye Nan, Longtan, Grand Waterfall, Water Kasaya Buddha, etc. The canyon is full of views at every step, and there is a beautiful legend behind each scenic spot. The most spectacular one is the Ginkgoshu Waterfall, which is about 102 meters high and 80 meters wide. Among the waterfalls, it is the only zero-distance "through" waterfall in the country, allowing people to fully experience the joy and excitement of "collective wetness", which is intoxicating. In the meantime, I lingered. In 2011, the newly added Savage Valley scenic area of the Three Gorges Waterfall opened in full splendor. The unique canyon stream in the Savage Valley brings bursts of coolness. There are also waterfalls spraying, the blue water foams, and the wind blows in the ravines. It isolates the external heat waves everywhere, creating a Stay away from the low-temperature microclimate away from the summer heat. Hiking to the end of Savage Valley to watch the four-fold waterfall that flows down from the "Slab Rock" with a drop of about 200 meters is the highlight of visiting Savage Valley, and it is also a unique and pure natural scenery in Three Gorges tourism.
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