Tiger Leaping Gorge

Tiger Leaping Gorge is a scenic canyon on the , a primary tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It is located 60 kilometres north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hutiaoxia Town.

Town
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, formerly Qiaotou, is a small town… is situated 7 km west of Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Tiger Leaping Gorge

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Latitude
27.2044° or 27° 12′ 16″ north
Longitude
100.12065° or 100° 7′ 14″ east
Open location code
7PV2643C+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 774523525
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
1806586
Wiki­data ID
Q1460797

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Tiger Leaping Gorge” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Foz del Saltu del Tigre”
  • Bengali: “টাইগার লিপিং গর্জ”
  • Catalan: “Gola del Salt del Tigre”
  • Cebuano: “Hutiao Xia”
  • Chinese: “虎跳峡”
  • Chinese: “虎跳峽”
  • Czech: “soutěska Skákajícího tygra”
  • Danish: “Tigerspringkløften”
  • Dutch: “Hutiao Xia”
  • Dutch: “Tijgersprongkloof”
  • French: “Gorge du Saut du tigre”
  • French: “gorges du Saut du tigre”
  • French: “Gorges du Saut du Tigre”
  • German: “Tiger-Sprung-Schlucht”
  • German: “Tigersprung-Schlucht”
  • Indonesian: “Lembah Harimau Loncat”
  • Italian: “Gola del Salto della Tigre”
  • Japanese: “虎跳峡”
  • Macedonian: “Сатеска „Тигров Скок“”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tigersprangkløften”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tigersprangjuvet”
  • Norwegian: “Tigersprangkløften”
  • Persian: “دره پرش ببر”
  • Polish: “Wąwóz Skaczącego Tygrysa”
  • Russian: “Ущелье прыгающего тигра”
  • Russian: “Ущелье Прыгающего Тигра”
  • Slovenian: “Soteska Tigrovega skoka”
  • Spanish: “Garganta del Salto del Tigre”
  • Swedish: “Hutiao Xia”
  • Thai: “ช่องเขาเสือกระโจน”
  • Turkish: “Sıçrayan Kaplan Boğazı”
  • Vietnamese: “Hổ Điêu Hiệp”
  • Vietnamese: “Hổ Khiêu Hiệp”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tea Horse Guest House and Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Yunnan: Highlights

Notable places include Kunming and Dali.

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