Wu Gorge
Wuxia Gorge, sometimes called Great Gorge, is the second gorge of the Three Gorges system on the Yangtze River, People's Republic of China. Formed by the Wu River, it stretches 45 km from Wushan to Guandukou, and is located downstream of Qutang Gorge and upstream of Xiling Gorge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Thomson (photographer), Public domain.
- Type: Gorge with an elevation of 62 metres
- Description: gorge in the Yangtze River
- Also known as: “Wu Hsia” and “Wu Xia”
Wu Gorge
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Wu Gorge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wu Xia”
- Chinese: “巫峡”
- Chinese: “巫峽”
- German: “Wu-Schlucht”
- Indonesian: “Ngarai Wu”
- Japanese: “巫峡”
- Swedish: “Wu Xia”
- Yue Chinese: “巫峽”
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