Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie
Located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 400 kilometers away
from Changsha, capital of Hunan, covering a total area of 9,563 square
kilometers, Zhangjiajie is a tourist city for its unique natural scenery
and abundant tourism resources.
Zhangjiajie is a prefecture-level city consisting of Yongding and Wulingyuan
Districts, Cili and Sangzhi Counties. Within it is located Wulingyuan
Scenic Area which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
What’s more, Zhangjiajie was awarded the title of “World Geological Park”
in 2004.
The outstanding landscape features of Zhangjiajie are Quartz Sandstone
Peak Forest and Karst Caves constitute, which are rare in the world. Here
you'll find hundreds of grotesque peaks, beautiful waters, towering trees,
deep valleys, marvelous caves and exuberant forest that have formed a
complete primitive ecological environment. Actually, Zhangjiajie, honored
as "the most fantastic mountain under heaven" and" a living
Chinese landscape painting". It is also widely acclaimed as “an enlarged
potted landscaping”, “a miniature fairyland” and “a maze of nature",
attracting a growing number of tourists from home and abroad.
?After more than twenty years’ development, tourism industry has become
the leading industry in Zhangjiajie, which has stimulated the development
of other industries related to tourism. At the same time, ecotourism has
been developed rapidly in Zhangjiajie. When coming to Zhangjiajie, you
can fully appreciate its magnificent natural scenery and experience appealing
folk custom as well as other thrilling tourist activities, and you will
be deeply impressed by the hospitality of local people.
Zhangjiajie travel attractions
Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve- Located in the northwest of Wulingyuan
and stands at a position of tripartite confrontation with Zhangjiajie
National Park, and Suoxi Valley, Tianzi Mountain rises 1,262 meters above
the sea level, is dotted with nearly 100 natural platforms for sightseeing,
more than 2000 stone peaks and dozens of waterfalls and springs. The sea
of clouds, the wavelike stone ranges, the snowscape in the winter and
the sunrise
Yellow Dragon Cave- The Yellow Dragon Cave is a typical Karst Cave, has
four layers and covers an area of about 20 square kilometers. With a vertical
height up to 100 meters, the cave is composed of one storage, two streams,
three waterfalls, four pools, 13 platforms and 46 corridors, as well as
countless stalagmites. Among all stalactites in the Yellow Dragon Cave,
the most miraculous are Ding Hai Shen Zhen and Long Wang Bao Zuo. Ding
Hai Shen Zhen stands 19.2 meters high at a diameter of 10 cm. In 1998,
Ding Hai Shen Zhen is insured for the value of one hundred million yuan.
Zhangjiajie Map
Zhangjiajie Hotel
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