As tourists sail ___1___ the
Changjiang River in Fengjie, Sichuan province, ___2___
can see beautiful towers and pavilions perched on a wooded
mountain peak north of the river near Qutang Gorge. This is ___3___
City of the White King, one of the best tourist attractions of
the three gorges
___4___ the Changjiang
River. The city was built by Gongsun Shu ___5___
he proclaimed himself the local king in Sichuan in AD 25.
Vaporous clouds ___6___
rose from a well in the city and curled up towards the sky like
a white dragon, ___7___
Gongsun called himself the White King and named the city
Baidi-cheng, or the City ___8___
the White King. Surrounded by water on three sides, it has been
a scenic spot frequented ___9___
scholars. The elegant traditional architecture and its cultural
relics all add ___10___
the charm of this ancient city. |