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Three Gorges Plank Road
A suspended walkway carved into the vertical cliffs of the Three Gorges — trackers and soldiers clawing out a logistics miracle against heaven-defying terrain with bare hands.
Province: Hubei
Province: ChongqingMuddy water churns below sheer pale cliffs, a narrow ledge-path runs along the rock face, red and yellow trees cling to the tops, and mist hangs between distant peaks.
Sculpture1
- Wu Gorge Cliffside Plank Road & Inscriptions
Gouged by hand from the sheer cliffs of Wu Gorge on the Yangtze, this timber and stone plank road once carried soldiers and traders along a path suspended in air.
Infrastructure1
- Qutang Gorge Fengxiang Ancient Plank Road Site
On the precipices of Kuimen, square post holes of an old plank road and hanging coffins reveal the remarkable tenacity of the ancient Ba and Shu peoples.
Memorial1
- Xiling Gorge Shipai Tracker Plank Road
Beside the rushing river, tracker stones grooved by centuries of towropes and a suspended footpath preserve the living heritage of Xiling Gorge boat haulers.
Zhou1
- Cliff Coffins in the Three GorgesWarring States period
Chongqing local-history material identifies some Three Gorges cliff coffins as Warring States burials associated with the Pu people, reflecting a distinctive ancient river-gorge mortuary practice.
Qing1
- Qing Three Gorges Boat TrackersQing period
A Three Gorges Museum account cites a Qing travel record of teams hauling boats upstream, while tow marks and towpaths preserve the history of Sichuan River navigation.