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Tiger
Leaping Gorge - Lijiang Travel |
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Situated
100 kilometres northwest of Lijiang
Old Town, Tiger Leaping Gorge,
with its glorious view of the
rapids, torrential current of
the Jinsha River, was created
through constant erosion by the
waters between the Jade Dragon
Mountain and Haba
Snow Mountain. |
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About
17 kilometres long, the gorge
drops is around 300 metres in
a series of 18 rapids. The water
surface is about 1,800 metres
above sea level and the Snow Mountains
on both sides soar as high as
5,600 metres. |
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The
trail is naturally divided into
three sections - the Upper Gorge,
Middle Gorge and Lower Gorge.
The first section, which is the
narrowest and uppermost section,
is the mouth of the fast flowing
Yangtze River. In the midst of
the river's mouth is a large rock
that is positioned at the gorge's
narrowest section - only 30 meters
wide. An ancient legend says that
tiger used this rock as its stepping
stone so it could leap across
from one side of the gorge to
the other, which is how the gorge
got its name. |
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Walking
down the narrow path to the rapids,
views change from time to time.
Once you get close enough, the
roaring and mighty rapids will
leave an indelible impression
in your mind. As the river enters
the middle section, it drops another
100 meters and its flow rate increases
to an amazing speed. Here the
thunderous rushing water slams
into sharp, large rocks and crash
down into the river forming swirling
whirlpools. Can it be more exciting? |
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