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Qutang Xia Gorge Description
In the Qutang Xia Gorge, the narrowest of the three gorges, the banks reach a height of between 500 and 700m (1650 and 2300ft) and the mountains as much as 1000-1400m (3300-4600ft). The narrowest spot, known as the ''place of the monk with his head hanging down'', is only 100m/300ft wide.

The gorge is 4km/2.5mi from Fennggjie and is about 8km/5mi long. At its entrance the ruins of the City of the White Emperor can be seen on the north bank of the Changjiang. It was given this name in AD 25 when - according to legend - Gongsun Shu, the founder of the town, saw a white mist rise up out of the Bailon (White Dragon) spring, and thereupon named himself the White Emperor.

Close by stands a temple with the same name
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