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Wushan County, Chongqing — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Wushan County (巫山县) is a subtropical county-district of Chongqing, China, keeper of the ancient Jiangdongzui site.
About Wushan County
Where to stay in Wushan County
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Wushan County spreads across a broad subtropical district on the eastern rim of Chongqing, and most travellers base themselves in the county town rather than the outlying hills. Beds gather near the centre. From there the excavated ground of the Jiangdongzui site sits within an easy day's reach, and the surrounding slopes of Wushan open toward the river country that defines the district.
Pick the town core, then range outward.
About Wushan County
What are the main landmarks in Wushan County?
The Jiangdongzui site anchors Wushan County. Excavated ground here has drawn archaeologists to the eastern reaches of Chongqing, where layers of settlement mark how long people have worked this stretch of subtropical river country and how the district grew around them. The find sits close to the county town.
It stands as the one recorded monument that gives Wushan its place in the record of ancient China.
What is the history of Wushan County?
Deep time shaped Wushan County. The excavated ground of the Jiangdongzui site records how communities settled this eastern part of Chongqing long before the modern county lines were drawn, tying the district to the wider ancient story of China through its buried layers and finds. That past runs deep here.
Wushan carries its name through the centuries as a county of the subtropical uplands, and the archaeology beneath it still marks the length of that habitation.
Where is Wushan County?
Wushan County lies along the eastern edge of Chongqing, a broad subtropical district of upland river country where the excavated ground of the Jiangdongzui site marks the older settled ground.
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Updated July 2026