Characteristics of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River

The characteristics of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River can be summarized as "more than eight"

The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River has the characteristics of "more than eight": more mountains, more scenery, more beaches, more specialties, more landforms, more plants, more tourist routes and more miracles.

1, Sanduo. The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is a perfect combination of Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge and Xiling Gorge. It starts from Baidicheng, Fengjie, Sichuan, and ends at Nanjinguan, Yichang, Hubei, with a total length of 204 kilometers. The Three Gorges was formed by the Yangtze River cutting off Wushan Mountain range, so the Three Gorges is a part of Wushan, and there are countless peaks in it. Here, the peaks on both sides of the strait are sandwiched and continuous, and the scenery is breathtaking.

2. Jing Duo. There are many scenic spots in the Three Gorges tourist area, among which the most famous are Fengdu Ghost Town, Shi Baozhai in Zhongxian County, Zhangfei Temple in Yunyang, Qutang Gorge, Wuxia Gorge, Xiling Gorge, the majestic Three Gorges Project, Daning River Little Three Gorges, Kuimen, Baidicheng, Twelve Peaks in Wushan, goddess peak, Maduhe Little Three Gorges, Fuling Baiheliang, Shennvxi, Badong Shennongxi and Three Gorges Family.

There are many beaches. There are many dangerous beaches along the Three Gorges, including Shipai, Xitan, Shuitianjiao, Zhabo, Pearl Fine, Horse Buttock, Pearl Beach, Baidongzi, Otter Cave Beach, Shangyangbei, Xiaoxiangling Beach, Kong Ling Beach, Snake Red Flag, Qingtan, Sawtooth Beach, Iceberg, Xiashimen and Lotus.

4. There are many majors. Three Gorges specialties include citrus, Three Gorges white peach, Three Gorges spring eyebrow tea, Zigui navel orange, Three Gorges crisp, Tujia bacon, sour fish, konjac, special Osmunda japonica, game croak chicken, cactus tea, Wushan Dangshen, Xiling painted pottery, rattan chair, silk fabrics, Tuocha, bamboo shoots, bamboo mats, bamboo weaving crafts, golden centipede, pickled mustard tuber and so on.

5. There are many landforms. The common surface karst landforms in the reservoir area include peak cluster, peak forest, solitary peak, sinkhole, karst funnel, slope valley, karst depression, dry valley, karst ditch and stone bud. The common underground karst landform in the reservoir area is characterized by the extensive development of karst caves, including dry caves and wet caves. There are not only filled sediments, but also clastic sediments and chemical sediments. Quaternary mammalian fossils are common in sediments.

6. There are many plants. The geographical environment in the Three Gorges area is unique, with more than 2,000 species of plants distributed. It is an important treasure house of natural species resources in China, and it is also one of the most abundant and concentrated areas of endemic plants in China. More and more attention has been paid to the protection of biodiversity in the Yangtze River basin. There are forest rangers in the mountains of the Three Gorges area, and the concept of understanding and protecting plants has gradually taken root in people's hearts.

7. There are many tourist routes. One of the tourist routes, from Chongqing downstream, quickly watch the wonders of the Three Gorges. The second tour route starts from Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan and visits the beautiful scenery in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The third tourist route is to see the strange scenery of the upper reaches of the Three Gorges from Yichang. Most of the tourist routes of the Three Gorges are nothing more than the difference between launching and launching, that is, from Chongqing to Yichang (launching) or from Yichang to Chongqing (launching).

8. There are many miracles. The Three Gorges Dam project has successfully resisted the floods in the past years, protected thousands of people in the wild and along the Yangtze River, and achieved remarkable flood control effects, which amazed the world. The total head of the double-line five-stage lock is113m, which can pass through a fleet of 10,000 tons and become the inland river lock with the largest number of stages and the highest total head in the world. With a total installed capacity of 22,500 MW, a single machine capacity of 700 MW and an annual power generation of nearly 1000 billion kWh, it is the largest hydropower station in the world.