The Tiger Leaping Gorge
The
Tiger Leaping Gorge, or Hutiaoxia in Chinese, is the Yangtze's
best-known
gorge after the Three Gorges in Sichuan and Hubei provinces. Wedged tightly
between titanic cliffs, the river is so narrow here. A local legend goes that a
hunted tiger made its escape to the other side in a single bound. Here, the
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Haba Snow Mountain lean close to each
other and a large volume of torrent moving between them cutting deeper and
deeper into the bottom of the gorge. In some places, there is a drop of 3,000
meters to the water.
gorge after the Three Gorges in Sichuan and Hubei provinces. Wedged tightly
between titanic cliffs, the river is so narrow here. A local legend goes that a
hunted tiger made its escape to the other side in a single bound. Here, the
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Haba Snow Mountain lean close to each
other and a large volume of torrent moving between them cutting deeper and
deeper into the bottom of the gorge. In some places, there is a drop of 3,000
meters to the water.
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