Tourist attractions in Yiling District

Three Gorges Family

Three Gorges Family is a national 5A tourist attraction, the core scenic area of ??the Yangtze Three Gorges National Geopark, and the core demonstration area of ??the ecological tourism circle in Hubei and western Hubei.

The Three Gorges Family is located between the Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba, relying on the Xilingxia Baili Gallery, integrating geological culture, Ba culture, Chu culture, Tujia culture, Xiajiang culture, and Anti-Japanese War military culture.

Xiling Gorge Mouth

, is a 4A-level scenic spot.

Xiseguo Forest Park

Yichang Xisaiguo Forest Park is located in Zhangcunping Town, Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Three Gorges City, and belongs to the state-owned Zhangcunping Forest Farm. Yichang Xiseguo Forest Park has 8,000 hectares of virgin forest.

Chinese Sturgeon Museum

The Chinese sturgeon is included in the list of national first-level protected animals. It is one of the oldest vertebrates surviving on the earth, with a history of 140 million. With a history of more than 100 years, it is known as the “National Treasure Living Fossil”. The Chinese sturgeon is a large migratory fish that is born in the Yangtze River and grows in the ocean. In autumn, it travels upstream along the Yangtze River to the Jinsha River of the Yangtze River to spawn and reproduce.

Three Gorges Scenic Area

The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is located at the boundary of Chongqing, Hubei and Sichuan in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, spanning Fengjie and Wushan in Chongqing City and Badong, Zigui and Yichang counties in Hubei Province and Yichang City. The scenic spot starts from Baidi City in Fengjie County in the west and ends at Nanjinguan in Yichang City, Hubei Province in the east, with a total length of 192 kilometers. The Wushan, Huanglingmiao and Bamianshan mountainous areas on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were folded and uplifted by the Yanshan movement. Due to the strong cutting through by the Yangtze River, three sections of the Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge were formed, as well as the Daning River wide valley and the Xiangxi wide valley. For the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.

Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges Dam is located in Sandouping, Yichang City. It has a total length of 2,309 meters and an elevation of 185 meters above sea level at the top of the dam. It is equivalent to a high-rise building of about 60 stories. It has been completed and put into operation. The left bank dam used is more than 1,600 meters long.

The Hanging Coffin Scenic Area

The Xiaofeng Hanging Coffin dates back more than 2,300 years and is located in a group of Xinping Village, Huanghua Town, Yiling District. It is one of the burial customs among many ethnic minorities in ancient times. It provides strong historical evidence for today's people to investigate the origin of the Ba people. The hanging coffin is suspended in a cliff cave 175 meters above the ground and 180 meters from the top of the mountain. Due to the construction of Yiba Expressway, Xiaofeng Hanging Coffin has been closed.

Dengying Gorge (Mingyue Gorge)

Dengying Gorge, also known as "Mingyue Gorge", is located between Miaonan and Shipai, about 10 kilometers east of Nanjinguan.

Huangling Temple

Huangling Temple, known as Huangniu Temple in ancient times, is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Huangling Temple was built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to worship the Yellow Ox for its eternal merits in helping Yu open the river and control the floods. The main building of Huangling Temple, the Yuwang Hall, was built in the 46th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. It is the largest and best-preserved memorial building to King Yu in China. On the two golden nanmu pillars in the hall, there are traces of the Yangtze River flood in 1870 AD, which provided important hydrological basis for the construction of the Yangtze River Gezhou Dam and the Three Gorges Dam. There is an iron tree growing in the Wuhou Temple on the right side of the Yuwang Palace. It is said that it was planted by Zhuge Liang himself when he entered Shu. It is more than 1,700 years old.

Kongtong Gorge

Kongtong Gorge is 2.5 kilometers east of Niuganmafei Gorge in Xiling Gorge, between Miaohe River and Heiyanzi in Zigui County, with a total length of 2.5 kilometers.

Nanjinguan Grand Canyon Adventure Tourism Area

Nanjinguan is located at the east entrance of the Three Gorges and is the end point of Xiling Gorge. . The Nanjinguan Grand Canyon is 18 kilometers long, 3 to 50 meters wide, and the cliffs on both sides are 100 to 350 meters high.

Goddess Peak

Goddess Peak, also called Wangxia Peak, is located on the north bank of the river about 15 kilometers east of Wushan County. It is one of the twelve peaks of Wushan.

Xiling Gorge

Xiling Gorge starts from Xiangxikou, Jigui County in the west, and ends at Nanjinguan, Yichang City in the east. It is located at the east mouth of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in Yichang and is the "throat of Sichuan and Hubei".

Xiangxi Scenic Area

Xiangxi is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River at the mouth of Xiling Gorge, 572 kilometers away from the urban area of ??Chongqing. Originating from Luomadian in Shennongjia, Hubei Province, it flows through Xingshan and Zigui counties. The mouth of Xiangxi River is 31 kilometers away from Sandouping, the site of the Three Gorges Dam. After the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, the backwater of the reservoir will rise, and the backwater of Xiangxi River will rise to the vicinity of Xingshan City.

Dalaoling

Dalaoling is located deep in the mountains on the north bank of the Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River. It straddles the junction of Yichang County, Zigui County and Xingshan County, with a total area of ??64 square meters. kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are virgin forest reserves.