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Encyclopedia > Zigui

Zigui (Chinese: 姊归) is a city in the western Hubei Province of China at the eastern end of the Xiling gorge (西陵峡), one of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River. Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Three Gorges (三峡) area is a scenic area along the Yangtze river in China with a total length of 193 km. ... Afternoon light on the jagged grey mountains rising from the Yangtze River gorge The Yangtze River (Simplified Chinese: 扬子江; Traditional Chinese: 揚子江; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is the longest river in Asia and the third longest in the world after the Amazon in South America and the Nile in Africa. ...


Tourist cruise boats travelling downstream along the Yangtze River frequently stop at Zigui Wharf (姊归港) to allow tourists to transfer to a bus which takes them to see the construction of the Three Gorges Dam project. The Three Gorges Dam (Traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; Simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝; Hanyu Pinyin: ) spans the Yangtze River (the third longest river in the world) at Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei province, China. ...



Prefecture-level divisions of Hubei
Sub-provincial cities: Wuhan
Prefecture-level cities: Ezhou | Huanggang | Huangshi | Jingmen | Jingzhou
Shiyan | Suizhou | Xiangfan | Xianning | Xiaogan | Yichang
Autonomous prefecture: Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Sub-prefecture-level cities: Xiantao | Qianjiang | Tianmen
List of Hubei County-level divisions

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Zigui-Yangtze Cruise (613 words)
Xiangjiaping, 1.5km from Guizhou Town, the seat of Zigui County.In 820, the Qu Yuan Shrine was built at Quyuantuo, 2.5 km from the county seat.
Because of the construction of the Gezhouba Water Control Project, the water level rose, the shrine was rebuilt at the eastern suburb of the county.
Jiangdu Temple is one of the typical examples of the local architecture which merges the north official architecture pattern and the south delicate workmanship together.
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