Day 10: The White Crane Ridge

Our last full day in Chongqing! We decided to visit a tentative UNESCO World Heritage just outside the city called The White Crane Ridge. It is located in a town called Fuling. It can be accessed with a 45-min high speed train ride.

The White Crane Ridge, known as "the world premier tient hydrolosical station" , is located in the Yangtze River, north of Fuling, Chongging, In the
early time, flocks of white cranes often congregating in the area, so the museum
took the name. The inscriptions on
it began earlier than the first year of the reign of Emperor Guangde in the Tang Dynasty and 165 segments are preserved today. It is the world’s first underground museum.Read more