Among the scenery of Qutang Gorge, there is a huge stone in the shape of a rhinoceros looking at the moon. The stone lies on the top of the hill east of Kuijia Cave (Armour Cave) on the northern bank of the Bellows Gorge (Fengxiang Xia) of Yangtze River. From a distance, the stone looks like a rhinoceros standing on top of the hill looking westward towards the moon. Hence the name Rhinoceros Looking at Moon.

It is best to admire the scenery in the owl-light. When dusk falls, the rhinoceros is silhouetted against the setting sun, leaving you an amazing picture and unforgettable impression.

Prior to the water rising due to the Three Gorges Dam Project, there were two such stones like the rhinoceros looking at the moon, one on the bank of the river at the foot of the hill and the other on the top of the hill. But now, the one along the riverbank is submerged in the river. The top stone is now easy to watch.

In fact, there are several scenic spots in China with the same name as this one, because not only the similar shape but also the interesting legend about Rhinoceros Looking at Moon.

The rhinoceros once was a sacred general in the Heaven Court. One day the Heaven Emperor designated him to come to the earth to deliver the Heaven's regulations on human's daily life. The regulations called on people to pay more attentions to proprieties rather than dining, with a slogan of 'Have one meal but three times to check the apparel a day'.

However, the careless rhinoceros was promptly attracted by the dazzling human world when he arrived. He consequently made a big mistake in passing the Heaven Emperor's order. The slogan was misrepresented as 'Have three meals but one time to check the apparel a day'!

The Heaven Emperor was angered by his deeds, so he penalized the rhinoceros to live on the earth forever. As a result, the rhinoceros had to stay here on the earth. He always looked at the moon when he was homesick.