The Wulong Tiankeng Natural Bridges of Chongqing
Also known as the Wulong Three Bridges (天生三桥), the Tiankeng Three Bridges Site is famous for three magnificent natural stone arch bridges, and is the largest natural stone bridge group in Asia. I’ve seen photos of Wulong for a long time, and was really excited to finally visit! I’ve even been to Chongqing twice before but never had a chance to visit. About the Wulong Karst Tourism Area Tiankeng Three Bridges in Pop CultureHiking Around the Wulong Karst Bridges About the Wulong Karst Tourism Area The Three Natural Bridges are located about 2.5 – 3 hours drive from Chongqing’s city center in the Wulong district. The entire Wulong Karst Tourism Area itself is also well-known for it’s unique karst landscapes including caves, sinkholes, fractures, canyons and more. It is divided into three sections: the Three Natural Bridges, the Fairy Mountain, and the Furong Cave. In Chinese, the 3 bridges are all named after dragons: Tianlong 天龙桥 (Sky Dragon) Qinglong 青龙桥 (Azure Dragon) Heilong 黑龙桥 (Black Dragon) Tiankeng Three Bridges in Pop Culture This incredible karst landscape and the Tianfu Posthouse here was featured in the 2006 Chinese film Curse of the Golden Flower(满城尽带黄金甲). It was also featured in Michael Bay’s Transformers 4. There’s even a figure of Optimus Prime riding the dinosaur autobot from the film you can take a photo with! Hiking Around the Wulong Karst Bridges I really enjoyed visiting the area and getting to see this iconic place! There is a network of buses that will take you to the different scenic spots. The Three Bridges are the most famous to visit, so that’s where I started. You’ll first walk down a mountain about 30 minutes to get into the canyon. The most famous view is at the first natural bridge, the Tianlong Bridge. Don’t let these photos fool you – there are lots of people around and I had to wait some time for people to pass to get photos without other people in them. It was so cool to see this view though! After the first bridge, you’ll follow a footpath that will lead you to the next two bridges. You’ll walk between cliffs and through caves, it’s just gorgeous. After finishing the Wulong area you can take. a bus back to the starting point, or carry on to another scenic site. I briefly went to the Fairy Mountain, which is basically a giant meadow area with SO many goats just wandering around. You can buy corn to feed them – they are used to people and aren’t shy at all. Overall, I think if your time is limited you can miss the Fairy Mountain and just focus on the Three Natural Bridges. It was an incredible day, and I’m so happy I finally got to visit here!
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Also known as the Wulong Three Bridges (天生三桥), the Tiankeng Three Bridges Site is famous for three magnificent natural stone arch bridges, and is the largest natural stone bridge group in Asia.
I’ve seen photos of Wulong for a long time, and was really excited to finally visit! I’ve even been to Chongqing twice before but never had a chance to visit.
- About the Wulong Karst Tourism Area
- Tiankeng Three Bridges in Pop Culture
- Hiking Around the Wulong Karst Bridges
About the Wulong Karst Tourism Area
The Three Natural Bridges are located about 2.5 – 3 hours drive from Chongqing’s city center in the Wulong district. The entire Wulong Karst Tourism Area itself is also well-known for it’s unique karst landscapes including caves, sinkholes, fractures, canyons and more. It is divided into three sections: the Three Natural Bridges, the Fairy Mountain, and the Furong Cave.
In Chinese, the 3 bridges are all named after dragons:
- Tianlong 天龙桥 (Sky Dragon)
- Qinglong 青龙桥 (Azure Dragon)
- Heilong 黑龙桥 (Black Dragon)
Tiankeng Three Bridges in Pop Culture
This incredible karst landscape and the Tianfu Posthouse here was featured in the 2006 Chinese film Curse of the Golden Flower(满城尽带黄金甲).
It was also featured in Michael Bay’s Transformers 4. There’s even a figure of Optimus Prime riding the dinosaur autobot from the film you can take a photo with!
Hiking Around the Wulong Karst Bridges
I really enjoyed visiting the area and getting to see this iconic place! There is a network of buses that will take you to the different scenic spots. The Three Bridges are the most famous to visit, so that’s where I started.
You’ll first walk down a mountain about 30 minutes to get into the canyon.
The most famous view is at the first natural bridge, the Tianlong Bridge. Don’t let these photos fool you – there are lots of people around and I had to wait some time for people to pass to get photos without other people in them. It was so cool to see this view though!
After the first bridge, you’ll follow a footpath that will lead you to the next two bridges. You’ll walk between cliffs and through caves, it’s just gorgeous.
After finishing the Wulong area you can take. a bus back to the starting point, or carry on to another scenic site. I briefly went to the Fairy Mountain, which is basically a giant meadow area with SO many goats just wandering around. You can buy corn to feed them – they are used to people and aren’t shy at all.
Overall, I think if your time is limited you can miss the Fairy Mountain and just focus on the Three Natural Bridges.
It was an incredible day, and I’m so happy I finally got to visit here!
