Cultural History of Three Gorges

Once upon a time, the cliffs on the both sides of Three Gorges Area in the Yangtze River gave a great impression to Li Bai, a China's world-renowned poet of Tang Dynasty. He left us a splendid poem on landscape of Three Gorges area with a picturesque image to the late generation. Three Gorges area becomes the romantic and fairy place for living and travel.

The variety of animals and plants, the beauty of the virgin forest, the quietness of the world except the heartbreaking voice of the apes gave us, especially the readers an eagerness to see her! In the depiction of Qu Yuan, Three Gorges area is a heavenly place filled with diversity of herbs and rare plants, and these herbs and plant just could be seen exclusively in heaven.

As one of the national scenic area, Three Gorges of Yangtze River is popularized for sightseeing, scientific expedition, past meditation, art appreciation, cultural studies, folklore experience and architectural investigation. The world-famous culture of Three Gorges area, splendid culture of the Three Kingdoms, exquisite monuments and magnificent landscapes constitute this world-famous gold line for touring, it is also known as the first choice in sightseeing tour at home and abroad.

In this itinerary of Three Gorges area from Yichang to Chongqing, you could experience the nether world, earthly world and heavenly world.

The well-famed Fengdu Ghost town, the stone inscription of Ghost King and the attractive scenery let you learn much of China's ghost culture. The earliest water-inspection station of ancient China in Fuling, Baidi Town famous for Liubei's will (one famous Emperor in Three-kingdom period of China), Zhangfei Temple in Yunyang (one renowned general in Shu kingdom of three-kingdom period, and he was sworn brother of Shu's Emperor Liu Bei), Eight-Diagram tactics made by Zhuge Liang (the smartest Taoist and Confucian in ancient China).

Three Gorges area is the hometown of China's most famous and patriotic poet, Qu Yuan and Wang Zhaojun, one of four most beautiful ladies in China's history. Many famous literators or poets were attracted by enchanting landscapes in Three Gorges area such as Li Po, Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi, Su Dongpo, Ouyang Xiu, and Lu You and so on. Lots of fairy stories, legendaries and anecdotes enrich this mysterious area. The hanging coffins on the cliffs is an enigma, the Goddess Peak is romantic and mysterious. More and more amazing discoveries and attractions hiding in the itinerary of Three Gorges area will surprise and excite you too much.