Chongqing Tanzhangxia Scenic Area Travel Guide

Lishu Township

Scenic spot introduction:

Chongqing's Tanzhang Gorge Scenic Area is famous for its canyons and pools. The scenery changes with every step, and it is deep and mysterious. It can be called a paradise. The entire canyon is poetic and picturesque, with various shapes, the elegance of the "Little Three Gorges" and the magic of the "sky pit and ground cracks". It is a good place integrating surprise, wonder, fun and danger, and is a good place for leisure, vacation and science in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. A tourist destination for exams and adventure.

Attractions distribution:

Tanzhang Gorge is located in the southeast of Wanzhou District, with a total area of 69 square kilometers. The scenic spot is composed of Jiangjun Gorge, Tianwang Gorge, Taoyuan Gorge, Dikai Gorge and Hailuo Gorge. The main scenic spots include Tianma Xingkong, Tiansheng Stone City, Taibai Guan Gorge, Stone Lion Sitz Bath, Yinhe Underpass, etc. More than 60. In addition, plank roads, rope bridges, and pavilions have been set up, allowing you to hold bonfire parties, participate in weddings and folk customs of the Tujia and Miao ethnic groups, and other entertainment activities.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 3A scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

vacation, hiking, swimming, adventure, mountains, canyons, rivers, waterfalls

Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Chongqing>Wanzhou District>Lishu Township

How to get there:

Bus route: There are buses from Chongqing North Bus Station (Longtou Temple Bus Station) and the airport to Wanzhou Wuqiao Bus Station. After arriving at Wuqiao, transfer to a minibus to Dibao (via Lishu Township). (The bus to Dibao takes a different route. Please ask the driver before getting on the bus to avoid taking the wrong bus.)

Self-driving route:

1. From Chongqing City: Take the Yuyi Expressway and the Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway, and take the Shuanghekou/Wanzhou exit at the Niuerhe Bridge to the Qinggangba Interchange, turn onto G318, and then take X063 after reaching the Weixing Bridge.

2. From Sichuan: Drive along G42 to Wanzhou, Chongqing; turn to G318 at Qinggangba Interchange, and then enter X063 after reaching Weixing Bridge.

3. From Hubei: Drive along G50, turn onto G318 at Lichuan Interchange, and then turn onto X063 after reaching the Satellite Bridge.

Scenic area map:

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Tickets

Tanzhang Gorge Ticket Price:

50 yuan/person, free for children.

Scenic area opening hours:

08:30-18:00

Travel Tips

travelling guideline:

If you book your tickets in advance on the official website, you can enjoy a discount of 30 yuan per person.

Tour route:

Wanzhou One-Day Tour: Dayakou Forest Park → Wangerbao Nature Reserve → Taibai Rock

Wanzhou 5-day tour: D1 Taibaiyan → North and South Riverside Road (Anziba, Sifangjing, Sanyuan Street Millennium Ancient City, Xishan Bell Tower, Peace Square, Luxury Cruise), D2 Dayakou Forest Park → Tiansheng City, D3 Qinglong Fall → Yanjinglongdong, D4 Tanzhang Gorge → Wangerbao Nature Reserve, D5 Wanzhou City.

Best time to visit:

summer

Shopping recommendations:

(Shopping) Red tangerines, rose oranges, Luotian rice, beef jerky, kudzu root powder, fish-flavored pickled mustard tuber, and Shixian Taibai wine.

(Food) Wanzhou grilled fish, Wanzhou Gege, Sichuan-style twice-cooked pork, lotus-filled fish maw, mixed sauce noodles and other noodles.