The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is located in Hebei Province, China. The Yangtze River is the biggest river in China and the third longest in the world, just next only to the Amazon and the Nile. It starts with the Tuotuo River at the Roof of the World-Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The three Gorges are the Xiling Gorge, the Wu Gorge and the Qutang Gorge.

The Xiling Gorge stretches 78 kilometers eastward and cliffs on either side rise to just over 900 meters. Looking far into the distance, you will have a sense of broadness and wide angle of vista ahead as well as a conception of magnificent landscape, a picturesque scroll painting that offers more than enough to muse. The Xiling Gorge is also known for its malignant whirlpools, which usually appear at sharp turns in the gorges, or when the water is turbulent.

The Wu Gorge it extends 40 kilometers. It has a reputation based on a beautiful legend—the”12 peaks of Wushan”. The story goes like this:12 nymphs once descended to enjoy themselves in the secular world. Finding how perilous Wu Gorge was,they decided to stay here to protect ships.As time went by,they transformed themselves into 12 peaks.The Goddess Peak , the most graceful of the 12,is said to have been yaoji,the youngest daughter of the Queen mother of  the Western Heaven.The Goddess Peak stands out from other peaks on the northern bank to be the first to greet the morning sun and the last to bid it farewell.Hence it has another name-viewing the glow peak.Look far into distance and you’ll find it resembles the silhouette of a beautiful young lady.The Qutang Gorge is the smallest and shortest but grandest of the three.