Wuling Mountain Rift Valley

The Wuling Mountain Rift Valley Scenic Area is located in Wuling Mountain Township, about 45 kilometers southeast of Fuling District, Chongqing, in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is situated at the northwest end of the Wuling Mountain Range and on the east bank of the lower reaches of the Wujiang River. The scenic area covers an area of 9 square kilometers. The average altitude of the scenic area is 1300 meters, with the highest point reaching 1980 meters. The mountains are steep and diverse, with abundant native vegetation and a wide variety of species, including more than 2000 species of plants and 200 species of animals; The air is fresh and pleasant, the ecological environment is extremely excellent, with mountains, forests, springs, caves, waterfalls, cliffs, lakes, pools, canyons, pits, and crevices all available, and tourism resources are extremely abundant.

Chongqing Fuling Wuling Mountain Great Rift Valley

The scenic area is known for its oldest "scar" on Earth - the cliff crack caused by violent crustal movement, and is known as the "first dynamic canyon in China". The scenic area has a natural drop of 1380 meters and a 10 kilometer karst landform with an original ecological rift valley. The forest coverage rate of the scenic area is over 95%, and the average summer temperature is as low as 22 degrees Celsius, with a negative oxygen ion content of over 100000 per cubic centimeter.

Main attractions of Wuling Mountain Rift Valley

Bodaoling: It is a huge stone wall, about 1000 meters long, with an average height of about 90 meters, running directly from the peak to the valley bottom. Belonging to the Changxing Formation limestone of the Late Permian period of the Paleozoic era 260 million years ago, the underwater relics from billions of years ago can be clearly distinguished up close, making it a vivid classroom for experiencing the changes from the sea to the land.

Qingtian Gorge: Located in the lower section of the scenic canyon, it is 1500 meters long and 2-5 meters wide, known as a natural fissure. The cliffs on both sides of the canyon are 200-300 meters high, and when you look up, you can only see a line of daylight. Strange rocks stand tall in the crevices, and stalactites come in various shapes and sizes. Some parts of the two steep cliffs are only a few feet apart, which can bring a stunning visual impact to the viewer. Walking between them, one can capture the essence and feel a sense of tranquility and antiquity.

Wanzhang Pit: Located at the end of the Qingtian Gorge fissure, it is the entrance of an underground river with a diameter of about ten meters. The water from the Wuling Mountain Rift Valley (Shijiagou) flows into this cave after passing through the fissures of the Qingtian Gorge. The captain of the British exploration team, Brown, visited here twice and explored the abyss for 4 days and 4 nights without reaching the end. The waterfall formed by the underground river in the cave is 34 meters high and 30 meters wide, making it the largest underground river waterfall discovered in the country so far.