Kannon Gorge

…The river originates in the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province, flows southward, joins the Qu River and other rivers, and flows into the Yangtze River at Chongqing. It is a fast-flowing river with a large volume of water, carving out the Jiufeng Mountains and other areas, forming the "Little Three Gorges" of the Libi Gorge, Wentang Gorge, and Guanyin Gorge, which are comparable to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. In the vicinity of Hechuan River, north of Chongqing, there remains a "stone inscription" from the Qing dynasty indicating the flood water level. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kannonkyo" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…陝西省の秦嶺山中に発して南下，渠江などと合流して重慶で長江に注ぐ。急流で水量も多く，九峰山などをうがち，長江三峡に比すべき瀝鼻（れきび）峡，温塘（おんとう）峡，観音峡の〈小三峡〉を形成している。重慶北方の合川付近には洪水の水位を示す清代の〈題刻〉も残る。…

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