Learn about Zhangjiajie
National Forest Park
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot District of Zhangjiajie City in the northwest of Hunan Province, China. It is the first national forest park in China (established in 1982), and is also a core part of the world natural heritage, the world geological park, and the national 5A tourist attraction. It is famous for its unparalleled quartz sandstone peak forest landscape of "three thousand peculiar peaks, eight hundred beautiful waters". It is the inspiration for the setting of "Hallelujah Mountain" in the movie "Avatar" and is known as a "miniature fairyland, enlarged bonsai".
Tianmen Mountain
Located in Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, Tianmen Mountain is a cultural holy land and a natural geographical indicator of Zhangjiajie. Different from the quartz sandstone peak forest in Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot, it is a karst platform shaped isolated mountain. It is famous for Tianmen Cave, the world's highest natural cave through the mountain, and is known as "the first sacred mountain in western Hunan".
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon is located in Cili County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, adjacent to the core Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Scenic Area, and is a concentrated exhibition area of "water" and "gorge" elements in Zhangjiajie landform. It is famous for its deep canyons, spectacular waterfalls, clear streams, and world-renowned glass bridges, providing an adventure and waterfront experience that is completely different from the "peak forest" landscape of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
Yellow Dragon Cave
The Yellow Dragon Cave is located in Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is one of the first 5A tourist attractions in China, and is known as the "Wonderful World Karst Cave", "Chinese Magic Cave" and "Underground Demon Palace". It is renowned for its vast three-dimensional cave space, rich cave landscape, towering stone waterfalls, and dense stalagmite clusters, and is an outstanding representative of Zhangjiajie's landform of "above ground peak forests and underground caves".
Fenghuang Ancient Town
Fenghuang Ancient City, located in the southwest of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province, is a famous historical and cultural city in China, known as the "most beautiful small town in China". Renowned for Shen Congwen's novel "Border Town", it was built along the Tuo River and has become a sought after "poetic border town" and "dream hometown" in the hearts of countless people due to its rich ethnic customs of Xiangxi, well preserved Ming and Qing ancient architectural complexes, and profound cultural heritage.
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town, formerly known as Wang Village, is located in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. It is famous for filming the movie "Furong Town" here and was renamed accordingly. It is a Tujia ancient town with a history of over two thousand years, known as the "thousand year old town hanging on the waterfall" and a shining pearl on the golden tourism route of Xiangxi.
BaoFeng Lake
Baofeng Lake is located in the core area of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, and is known as the "World Lake Classic" and "Jade Pool on Earth". It is a rare high gorge and flat lake, which is the essence of the "water" element in Zhangjiajie's landform. It is famous for its clear water like a mirror, the towering peaks around the lake, and the quiet and dreamy atmosphere. It forms a perfect complement of hardness and softness with peak forest landscapes such as Tianzi Mountain and Yuanjiajie.The Xi'an City Wall is the largest and most well-preserved ancient city wall structure in China. It is a military defense system expanded on the basis of the imperial city of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and Fengyuan City in the Yuan Dynasty in the early Ming Dynasty.
Seventy-Two Wonders Tower
The Seventy Two Wonders Tower is located in Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is a highly controversial and internet famous artificial cultural and tourism landmark. It is not a natural landscape or historical monument, but a large-scale cultural and tourism commercial complex packaged with Tujia and Miao ethnic culture, integrating specialty snacks, folk performances, light shows, and immersive experiences. It has become popular on the internet due to its unique architectural appearance and nighttime lighting effects.
Tusi City
Zhangjiajie Tusi City, also known as "Tujia Customs Park", is located in Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It is a large-scale antique cultural landscape and commercial complex that showcases the historical culture, architectural art, and folk customs of the Tujia ethnic group in western Hunan. It is a window for tourists to quickly learn about Tusi culture and Tujia life in the urban area of Zhangjiajie.
Hundred Dragons Elevator
The Hundred Dragons Elevator is located in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hunan Province, China. It is a vertical transportation vehicle that connects the Jinbian River (at the foot of the mountain) and Yuanjiajie (at the top of the mountain). It is known as the "tallest, fastest, and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world" and is also known as the "industrial miracle on the cliff". It is not only a means of transportation, but has also become one of the iconic and stunning landscapes of Zhangjiajie.
Golden Whip Stream
Golden Whip Stream is one of the core scenic areas of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, named after a rock peak resembling a golden whip called Jinbian Rock along the creek. It is known as "one of the most beautiful canyons in the world" and is a natural stream canyon with a total length of about 7.5 kilometers. With its positioning as a "landscape gallery, natural oxygen bar, and hiking paradise", it has become the most relaxed, poetic, and suitable classic hiking route for families and leisure in Zhangjiajie tourism.
Yellowstone Village
Yellowstone Village, located in the core area of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province, China, is one of the earliest and most famous aerial observation platforms developed in Zhangjiajie. It is known as the saying 'if you don't go to Huangshizhai, you won't be able to come to Zhangjiajie'. It is a huge quartz sandstone plateau with a flat and open top, surrounded by cliffs and steep walls, forming a 360 degree circular viewing corridor without blind spots, known as the "enlarged bonsai, reduced fairyland".
Ten-mile Gallery
Ten-mile Galleryis a canyon style hiking/sightseeing belt located at the foot of Tianzishan Scenic Area and within the Suoxiyu Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. It is not a true gallery, but one of the essence experience places of Zhangjiajie peak forest landscape, named for the towering peaks on both sides of it, and the strange peaks and rocks spreading out like huge landscape paintings.