The following are the Gorges, with a remark or two about each, to be passed through before one reaches Kweifu:—
| NAME OF GORGE | LENGTH | REMARKS |
| Ichang Gorge | 16 miles | First and probably one of the finest of the Gorges. |
| Niu Kan Ma Fee (or Ox Liver Gorge) | 4 miles | An hour's journey after coming out of the Ichang Gorge, if the breeze be favorable; an arduous day's journey during high river, with no wind. |
| Mi Tsang (or Rice Granary Gorge) | 2 miles | Finest view is obtained from western extremity; exceedingly precipitous. |
| Niu Kou (or Buffalo Mouth Reach) | — | Very quiet in low-water season; wild stretch during high river. At the head of this reach H.M.S. Woodlark came to grief on her maiden trip. |
| Urishan Hsia (or Gloomy Mountain Gorge) | — | Over thirty miles in length. Grandest and highest gorge en route to Chung-king. Half-way through is the boundary between Hu-peh and Szech'wan. |
| Fang Hsian Hsia (or Windbox Gorge) | — | Last of the gorges; just beyond is the city of Kweifu. |
FOOTNOTES:
A wu-pan (literally wu of five and pan of boards) is a small boat, the smallest used by travelers on the Upper Yangtze. They are of various shapes, made according to the nature of the part of the river on which they ply.—E.J.D.