14 Days in Wulong

Land in Chongqing; stilt-house lights and river fog at Hongyadong.

1. hongyadong

Porcelain-port lanes of Ciqikou, teahouses and a riverside evening.

1. ciqikou ancient town

Yangtze cableway out and back, then a hotpot dinner in the Raffles City shadow.

1. chongqing yangtze river cableway

Train or bus down the Wujiang gorge; settle into the alpine resort town.

1. wulong fairy mountain

The three-bridge gorge in the morning, the slot canyon after lunch; Impression Wulong at night.

1. wulong karst
2. wulong longshuixia gap

Cave chambers in the cool morning, a quiet gorge stretch after.

1. wulong furong cave
2. wulong furong river

Meadows, horse trails and grassland barbecues at 2,000 m.

1. wulong fairy mountain

A breather of old lanes, bean-dry shops and long mountain breakfasts.

1. wulong yangjiao ancient town

Gorge boardwalks and cold waterfalls in Wansheng.

1. wansheng black mountain valley

West by road; the Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva at Baodingshan before dusk.

1. dazu rock carvings

A second slow pass through Beishan's galleries, then back toward the river.

1. dazu rock carvings

North along the Yangtze for the underworld theme park of temples above Mingshan.

1. fengdu ghost city

The Three Gorges Museum and People's Assembly Hall square wrap the river story.

1. chongqing three gorges museum

A last lookout over the two rivers, then the airport ride.

1. hongyadong