UNESCO World Heritage SiteNational 5A Scenic AreaSouthwest China
Wulong Karst: Three Natural Bridges
武隆天生三桥 · Chongqing, Wulong
Three colossal natural stone bridges spanning a vast sinkhole valley, a dramatic karst amphitheatre.
Wulong's Three Natural Bridges are three enormous natural limestone arches — Tianlong, Qinglong and Heilong — soaring over a deep karst valley, with a traditional inn beneath one arch and waterfalls plunging around. Alongside the nearby Furong Cave and immense Er Wang Dong cave system it forms one of the most spectacular karst landscapes in China, used as a filming location for large-scale films.
The bridges formed over a million years as an underground river carved a cave that later collapsed, leaving arches up to 200 metres high. The Wulong Karst is part of the South China Karst inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (2007 extension), recognised for its towering natural bridges and giant dolines (tiankeng).
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