Also known as Kui Gorge, Qutang is the first point that visitors travelling eastward arrive in the Three Gorges. The first section extends from Baidicheng (White Emperor Town) to Daxi Township in Wushan County, extending about 4.9 miles. High cliffs and steep precipices with sharp edges rise one after another on either side of the narrow gorge. The great poet Bai Juyi described the gorge by writing, "The shore looks like two screens. The sky has been cut out." Within the gorge there is Baidicheng, the ancient plank road built on the cliffs, and the sites of Daxi culture.
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