Wūjiāng yī fú, qiānlǐ huàláng; wànzú yī dù, gōngtān yī chéng. — one scroll of the Wujiang, a thousand-li gallery; one crossing from Wanzu, one town of Gongtan.
The Wujiang Gallery (乌江画廊, Wūjiāng Huàláng) is a 4A-rated (graded June 2018) scenic river reach at Wanzu Town (万足镇) — the county’s stretch of the “thousand-li river, hundred-li gallery” the whole region markets. The entry is free; the priced part is the boat, and the routes are the reach’s two directions: Wanzu–Lujiao–Wanzu at 150 yuan (peak) / 120 yuan (off-peak), and Wanzu–Gongtan at 180 yuan one way or 260 round trip — the boat that carries you to the neighbouring county’s old town on the bank.
The gorge walls are the attraction, and the water is the only road past them — the Gallery’s product is the same as the river’s: you ride it. The two routes are two logics: the local loop (Wanzu–Lujiao–Wanzu) for the gorge’s classic reach, and the cross-county run (Wanzu–Gongtan) for the traveller who wants to sleep in the old town the neighbouring county keeps. The free entry means the bank itself costs nothing; the boat is the whole bill.
The cross-county boat is the smart move — it turns the Gallery and the Gongtan overnight into one ticket, and the return is the same river read backwards. The loop is the half-day version for those who want the gorge without the transfer.
flowcloud would say that the county’s scenic river charges nothing at the door and everything at the pier — and that the best ticket in the region is the one that ends at another county’s old town.
Practicalities
- Rating: 4A (graded June 2018)
- Tickets: free entry; boats: Wanzu–Lujiao–Wanzu 150/120 yuan; Wanzu–Gongtan 180 one way / 260 round trip
- Address: Wanzu Town, on the Wujiang
- Getting there: the county-seat road south to Wanzu Town ⚠️ (checked October 2026, subject to change)
- Time needed: the loop a half-day; the Gongtan run an overnight
Words and Names
乌江画廊 Wūjiāng Huàláng — the Wujiang Gallery · 万足镇 Wànzú Zhèn — Wanzu Town, the boat pier · 鹿角 Lùjiǎo — the Lujiao reach of the loop · 龚滩 Gōngtān — Gongtan, the neighbouring county’s old town on the same bank · 千里乌江 qiānlǐ Wūjiāng — the thousand-li Wujiang · 百里画廊 bǎilǐ huàláng — the hundred-li gallery