Stop at the Nujiang's Tiger Leap, the canyon's wildest rapid, north of Liuku
Chenggan township, Lushui, about 50 km north of Liuku
Here a huge boulder blocks the river and the Nujiang pours over it in a white drop said to look like a tiger leaping down. Cliffs close in on both banks and the channel is choked with rocks, which is why it is billed as the river's most dangerous rapid and why winter whitewater kayak races have used it as their challenge stage. It sits beside the canyon road, with the road's colourful greenway running alongside, so it makes an easy first stop on the drive north from Liuku.
What locals sayWhitewater paddlers know it as one of the canyon's toughest runs, and after a summer downpour the spray sometimes throws a rainbow over the rocks.
- Time
- 20 min · Daylight; biggest water after summer rain
- In Chinese
- 怒江老虎跳
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
