Dàbāshān

The Daba Mountains stretch eastward between the Han River and the upper Yangtze, their wooded ridges and deep valleys enclosing the northern approaches to Kuizhou. Around Chengkou and Wuxi, evergreen and deciduous forests cover the slopes, giving way in places to high mountain grassland. Streams descend on either side of the range, feeding both the Han and the tributaries that reach the Yangtze through the gorges.