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<A href="../dest.html">Destinations</A> &gt;&gt;<a href="../pn/modules.php?name=Guides&file=province&province=Chongqing" target="_blank"> Chongqing </a>&gt;&gt; <a href="../pn/modules.php?name=Guides&file=show&destid=29" target="_blank">Gongtan</a></FONT></FONT></FONT> </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></TD> <TD vAlign=center width=300 height=2> <DIV align=right></DIV></TD> </TR> <TR bgColor=#ccccff> <TD colSpan=2 height=2> <DIV align=center></DIV></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=4 height=30> <TABLE borderColor=#ccccff height=180 width=180 align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=40>&nbsp;</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> <DIV align=left> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 width="90%" align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV align=left> <P><FONT size=2><FONT size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#3333ff><A href="../pn/modules.php?name=Maps&file=showm&mapid=23" target="_blank">Walking Guide Map</A></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#3333ff><BR> <a href="t6.html">Trek 1:Above the cliff</a><BR> <a href="../dest/d7.html">Trek 2:A-peng Jiang</a><BR> Other Treks</FONT></FONT> </P> <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff3333 size=2><FONT size=3>GONGTAN<B><BR> </B></FONT><FONT color=#3333ff><a href="../dest/d29.html" target="_blank">A Thriving Past</a></FONT><a href="d29.html"><B><FONT size=3> </FONT></B></a></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#3333ff size=2><BR> <a href="../dest/d29_files/oldtown.jpg" target="_blank">The Old Town</a> </FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#3333ff size=2><FONT color=#ff3333>Traditional Houses</FONT><BR> <A href="../dest/d29_files/ranjia.jpg" target=_blank>Ran Family House</A><BR> <A href="../dest/d29_files/xiajia.jpg" target=_blank>Xia Jia Courtyard</A><BR> <A href="../dest/d29_files/zhinu.jpg" target=_blank>Zhinu Lou</A><BR> <A href="../dest/d29_files/rest.jpg" target=_blank>Yang Jia Hang<BR> </A></FONT></P> <P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#3333ff size=2><FONT color=#ff3333>Around Gongtan</FONT><BR> <A href="../dest/d29_files/qingquan.jpg">Qingquan<BR> </A><a href="../dest/d31.html">Wu Jiang </a><BR> <A href="../dest/d31_files/trek1_xiaba.jpg" target="_blank">Xiaba</A><BR> <A href="../dest/d31_files/trek1_kuzhu.jpg" target="_blank">Kuzhu</A><BR> <A href="../dest/d31_files/trek1_tianshui.jpg" target="_blank">Tianshui Jie</A><BR> <A href="../dest/d31_files/trek2_u_zengtan.jpg" target="_blank">Upper Zengtan</A><BR> <A href="../dest/d31_files/trek2_l_zengtan.jpg" target="_blank">Lower Zengtan</A> </FONT></P> </DIV></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </DIV></TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=750> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 width=730 align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=30>&nbsp;</TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=359> <DIV align=center><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff3333 size=3>Other Treks <BR><BR></FONT> <TABLE borderColor=#ccccff height=23 cellSpacing=0 border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG height=285 src="t8_files/trek_other_map.gif" width=300></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff3333 size=3></FONT></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=20> <DIV align=center> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 width=700 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <P align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#003399 size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#003399 size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff3333 size=2>Trek 3: To E-er Village</FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#003399 size=2><BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#003399 size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#003399 size=2><FONT color=#ff6666>Walking time</FONT>: 3.5 hours</FONT></FONT><BR><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#003399 size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#003399 size=2><FONT color=#ff3333>Access: </FONT></FONT></FONT>Walk along the veicular road in Gongtan to the bridge over A-Peng Jiang. When the road quits Wu Jiang, turns to the left, you find the trailhead on your right, a wide footpath stretching parallel with Wu Jiang along a sheer slope. <BR>Description: In several minutes, you will pass through three houses. In the next half an hour, you can always enjoy a marvelous view of Wu Jiang Gorge. The trail goes up after crossing a beautiful stone bridge. You can reach E-er village in 2 hours. </FONT></FONT></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff3333 size=2>Trek 4: Around Qingquan<BR>Walking time: <FONT color=#003399>3 hours</FONT><BR>Access:<FONT color=#003399> see<A href="../dest/d29_files/qingquan.jpg" target="_blank"> Qingquan</A><BR> In Qingquan, take the ferry near the big millstone. You can climb up to Sanguping Village in 50 minutes. To do the circuit, take the trail along the west river bank, you can reach Shipeitou in 30 minutes and Liyuchi in an hour. In Liyuchi, take the ferry back to the east bank of Wu Jiang and walk back to Qingquan. </FONT></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff3333 size=2>Trek 5: To Tutuo Village<BR>Access: By boat. <BR><FONT color=#003399>It takes one hour to climb from the wharf to Tutuo village. It doesn't convenient to visit this village <FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff3333 size=2>as the boat stop at the wharf below Tutuo only once a day</FONT>. It might exist a trail between Tutuo and Liyuchi. If yes, you can walk from Tutuo to Liyuchi, cross the river to Xuishui and walk to Qingquan. </FONT></FONT></P> <P align=right><font color="#003399" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Written by Suyun in 2005. </font></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD height=20>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P>&nbsp;</P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE borderColor=#ccccff cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=1> <TBODY> <TR> <TD height=18><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=#663399 size=2><FONT color=#9999ff><B>Uploaded in Chinabackpacker.com in 2005 </B></FONT></FONT></TD> <TD height=18><DIV align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=#663399 size=2><FONT color=#9999ff><B>Moved to Chinabackpacker.info in 2010 </B></FONT></FONT></DIV></TD> <TD height=18> <DIV align=right><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=#9999ff size=2><B><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1>Copyright © Chinabackpacker</FONT></B></FONT></DIV></TD> </TR> </TBODY></TABLE> <P align=center>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML>