About this place

A seasonal rocky riverbank that only reveals its contents during the Yangtze's winter dry season — enormous stone carvings of mythological creatures emerging from the silt after months submerged.

Drifter says

"Timing is everything here — check the current river water level before making the trip. When the water retreats, walking between the massive stone turtles and dragons rising slowly from the mud feels like exploring a submerged mythological city that the river has briefly agreed t..."

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