Chongqing Wujiang Gallery + Gongtan Ancient Town + Jiuli City one-day round-trip [private transfers]

▲ The iconic structure of Chiyou Jiuli Palace, built along the mountain ridge, is a Miao architectural view featuring numerous ceremonial gates, unique in the world. The nine gates consist of three stone gates, three wooden gates, and three brick-wood composite gates, namely the Quanyi Gate, Yuyi Gate, Fangyi Gate, etc. Each gate is intricately carved with Miao folk culture, historical stories, and auspicious totems.

▲ The Wujiang Gallery is a section of the Wujiang River basin located at the border of Guizhou Province and Chongqing, China. Renowned for its magnificent canyon views, crystal-clear waters, and unique karst landforms, it is celebrated as the "Thousand-Mile Wujiang, Hundred-Mile Gallery." The Wujiang Gallery features "mountains like axe-split cliffs, waters like emerald jade, twisted branches entwining, and waterfowl frolicking." Its main scenic elements include "peculiar peaks, bizarre rocks, turquoise waters, treacherous rapids, ancient towns, covered bridges, towpaths, and cliff burials." Notably, the Lizhi Gorge, Baiji Gorge, and Tuzuozi Gorge are masterpieces of this landscape gallery. Qing Dynasty poet Mei Ruoweng once marveled, "Among Sichuan's wondrous landscapes, this should rank first."

▲ Gongtan Ancient Town boasts a history of over 1,700 years. During the Shu Han period of the Three Kingdoms, it was established as Fuling Han County. In the Tang Dynasty, it became Hongdu County, and in the eighth year of Jiayou during the Song Dynasty, it was abolished and turned into a military stronghold. In the third year of Shaoxi, the Zengtan Inspection Department was established. In the first year of Wanli during the Ming Dynasty, a landslide from Fenghuang Mountain blocked the river with massive rocks, forming upper and lower docks where goods had to be manually transported, marking the initial formation of the ancient town. By the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, a large influx of immigrants arrived, and after the Yongzheng Emperor's policy of replacing native chieftains with state-appointed officials, commerce gradually flourished. During the Republic of China era, Gongtan became a vital transit hub for goods, attracting numerous merchants.