The World in the Valley

Wulong Tiankeng, also known as Wulong Karst, is located in the eastern part of Fairy Mountain Town, Wulong District, Chongqing City, situated to the south of Fairy Mountain. It is a World Natural Heritage site, a national 5A tourist attraction, and features typical karst topography. Wulong Tiankeng consists of three natural stone arch bridges: Tianlong Bridge, Qinglong Bridge, and Heilong Bridge. These bridges are closely connected and distributed within the Yangshui River Gorge, with each bridge spanning over 500 meters, linking the mountains on both sides and creating a 'three bridges between two pits' landscape. With an average height of over 246 meters, they showcase the natural bridges of Wulong Karst, an important part of the Wulong Karst World Natural Heritage, and serve as an important example for scientific research and education in the field of karstology. Wulong Tiankeng is characterized by its magnificence, danger, and steepness, and is the largest bead-like natural bridge cluster in the world. It integrates with the surrounding mountains, rivers, waterfalls, and gorges to form a rare geological wonder and an ecological tourism area. It has been the location for the shooting of external scenes for movies such as 'Curse of the Golden Flower,' 'Transformers 4,' and the film version of 'Eternal Love.' You can first reach the Fairy Mountain Tourist Center in the Wulong Karst tourist area, and then take a scenic area bus to the entrance of the scenic area. After entering, you can walk under the arches of the three stone bridges in sequence, and then walk up from the other end to the exit, or you can take an electric cart. It takes about 2-3 hours to tour the Tiankeng Three Bridges scenic area.