Wulong County offers access to portions of the South China Karst, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This unrivaled field of towering limestone pillar springs is unusually remote, a fact that keeps the landscape all the more pristine.
Just five years ago there were no well-maintained roads or rail links in Wulong County. UNESCO inclusion rocketed this natural landscape to the forefront of China’s burgeoning tourism scene. Today guided tours are easily arranged, and the transportation infrastructure is rapidly expanding.
The most popular sites within the Wulong Karst area are Three Natural Bridges, Longshui Gorge and Furong Dong. The latter fronts a reservoir with a cable spanning two banks. Visitors can fly across on a zip line and enjoy an adrenaline-charged aerial view of the lake and karst field.
Longshui Gorge is near a small town called Baiguo. The highlight of this attraction is a narrow canyon that can be quickly climbed thanks to an elevator. Photographers relish this attraction for its panoramic appeal.
Three Natural Bridges Scenic Area tops the list of local highlights. The visitor’s center displays scaled-down models of the terrain that you can browse before heading into the stunning karst environment. This is the largest natural bridge cluster in Asia.
Getting There & Away
Wulong County is a little over 100 miles from Chongqing City, and the main transport depot with access to the scenic area is Baiguo. Buses to and from Chongqing take about 2 hours, 30 minutes. Once in Congqing tourists have access to an excellent network of flights to Shanghai (2 hours), Beijing (2 hours, 10 minutes) and a few international cities in Asia.