Luoping Duoyi River of Qujing
The Duoyi River
The river lies 33 km southern of the county. Formed by the water from 5 underground springs, the river flows between its green banks for 12 km as if it were a tender Buyi girl. It is on the way to the Gorge of Lubuge, you will find different shape of ethnic architecture and landscape like Guilin along the road.
The Lubuge Gorge
The gorge is located 40 km southern of the count. Lubuge is from Buyi language, meaning 'a beautiful village'. The major scenic spot is the Power Station Dam and its artificial lake. The dam is 103 m high and the reservoir has a storage capacity of 110,000,000 cubic m. The project was designed by 4 counties engineers (British, Italian, German & Chinese). The human power made the valley into a fascinating view with the 18 floors dam like a labyrinth.
The Lubuge Canyon is a storage reservoir of the Lubuge Hydroelectric Power Station. It was originally an extremely turbulent section of the Huangni River. Even the bravest vulture did not dare to enter the canyon. With the construction of the power station, a dam connecting Yunnan with Guizhou has cut off the intractable Huangni River. As a result, a 19.8-kilometer-long lake has been created in the canyon. The canyon is full of cliffs in various life-like images. A steamer trip will take you into a fairyland. At the entrance, you will be greeted by a cliff in the shape of a girl combing her hair. Soon you will come to the first gorge, which is guarded by a 'brave lion.' Coming into the gorge, you will see cliffs in the images of 'a monkey salvaging moon in the water' and 'a hanging basket trap for fishing.' The second gorge is called 'Diling' (meaning monkey in Buyi language).
It is surrounded by heaven-kissing precipices clothed in green. Now and then snub-nosed monkeys will appear on the precipices. Just as you are in your best mood, two lovely 'elephants' are drinking deep in front and block your way. It seems that you have come to the end of your trip. But after the ship turns around the 'trunks,' you will come into another world. This is the famous 'Twin-Elephant Gorge.' In the gorge, you will have a breath-taking view of the life-like images of 'age-old glossy ganoderma' (a much cherished tonic mushroom) and 'roc with broken wings.'