Geographical Environment of Jiuwanxi Drifting

Jiuwanxi Drifting is located in Jiuwanxi (Zhouping Township, Zigui County), 20km south of the Yangtze River of the Three Gorges Dam and 50km west of Zigui New County. The whole drifting water area is 13.2km, and the drifting time is between two and a half to three hours. Jiuwanxi drifting scenic spot is a rising star on the golden line of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It is an ecological amusement zone integrating exploration, leisure and sightseeing. It is an important part of "watching the Three Gorges Dam and enjoying the scenery of Pinghu" and is praised as "the first drift of the Three Gorges" by Chinese and foreign tourists.

The total length of Jiuwanxi drifting channel is 13.2km, which is divided into upper and lower sections. In the upper section, 6.8km of thrilling drifting, boating on the steep beach, passionate, winding clear water, cliffs on both sides, boats drifting in the water, people roaming in the illustrated world; The lower section of 6.4 kilometers is still water drifting for leisure and sightseeing, with a water depth of 70-80 meters and rippling blue waves. There are 48 peaks along the way, each with a different posture. Sitting on the rafting boat, you can enjoy the wonders such as Bifeng Stone, Wang Mi Stone and Monkey King Village along the way, and you can also explore the quietness and magic of the 800-meter world.

Before 2005, Jiuwanxi rafting scenic spot mainly focused on building rafting projects. Although drifting in summer is the ultimate, it wastes tourism resources in spring, autumn and winter. Since 2005, Jiuwanxi Scenic Area has changed the previous seasonal tour to four seasons tour, and developed a brand-new Pinghu tourism project, which fully embodies the new tourism concept of "sports, leisure and health", and added a land tour section, starting from Jiuwanxi Bridge by land and ending at the starting point of Jiuwanxi drifting, with more than ten places along the way, such as fairy mountain, Jieya, Lovers Peak, Shenniuquan, Jiangjun Rock, Beauty Sun Shame and Heshangyan.