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The Qutang Gorge in 2008, reservoir at low water
The Qutang Gorge in 2009, reservoir at high water
Qutang Gorge
Simplified Chinese
瞿塘峽
Postal
Chutang Gorge
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Qútáng Xiá
Wade–Giles
Ch'ü2-t'ang2 Hsia2
IPA
[tɕʰýtʰǎŋ ɕjǎ]
The Qutang Gorge (Chinese: 瞿塘峽; pinyin: Qútáng Xiá) is the shortest of China's Three Gorges. Immediately downstream of the ancient village Baidicheng (白帝城) the Yangtze River passes between the Chijia Mountain (赤甲山) on the north and the Baiyan Mountain (白鹽山) on the south.[citation needed] The point where the river passes between these mountains is called the Kuimen Gate (夔門) and it is the entrance to the Qutang Gorge - the first of the three Yangtze gorges. The Qutang Gorge is only 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long, but it is also the narrowest of the Three Gorges. The widest point measures only 150 metres (500 ft) wide. The mountains on either side reach as high as 1,200 metres (4,000 ft). This combination of narrow canyons among high mountains with several switchbacks in only 8 kilometres creates spectacular vistas, and the Qutang Gorge is often considered the most beautiful of all the Three Gorges.[citation needed]
The gorge is part of Fengjie County of the Chongqing Municipality.
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