Wushan is the dividing line between the two provinces.

Wushan is the dividing line between Chongqing and Hubei Province. "Northeast-Southwest" continuous mountain peaks. The main peak is Wuyunding in fengjie county, Chongqing, with an altitude of 2,400 meters, which is the dividing line between the second and third steps of China.

The name "Wushan" comes from the ancient religious myth "Wuxian Mountain" in southern Shanxi, not "The mountain in Wushan County looks like a witch"! With the spread of "Shanxi witch culture" in the south, Wushan has been recorded in many places in the history of China.

Among them, the "Wushan" in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River actually refers to the "Badong Mountain" in the lonely peak area before the Tang and Song Dynasties and the "Kuizhou Mountain" in the lonely peak area after the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Wushan landscape climate

Wushan is the gateway to the east of Chongqing, located in the center of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, across the banks of Wuxia Gorge of the Yangtze River, connecting Badong County of Hubei Province in the east, Jianshi County of Hubei Province in the south, fengjie county in the west and Wuxi County in the north. It covers an area of 2958 square kilometers. Due to the intersection of Daba Mountain, Wushan Mountain and Qiyao Mountain, a typical karst landform is formed, with the lowest elevation of only 73. 1 m and the highest elevation of 2680 m, which has obvious three-dimensional climate characteristics.

The Three Gorges of Daning River is located at the foot of Wushan Mountain, with a total length of 50 kilometers. It consists of Longmen Gorge, Eighth Five-Year Gorge and Cuidi Gorge, and is famous for its strange peaks, clear water and strange rocks. The Three Gorges Reservoir has formed Ningcui Lake, Biwa Lake, Shuanglong Lake and Dachang Lake. Wushan has now become the geometric center of the entire Three Gorges Scenic Area, including the Three Gorges Dam, Shennongjia, Shennongxi, Tiankeng Ground Fissure and other famous scenic spots within the radius of county 130 km.