zhangjiajie national forest park

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located at 279 Jinbian Road, Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot District, Zhangjiajie City. In August 1988, Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Tourist Area in Zhangjiajie was listed as a national key scenic spot; In December 1992, the unique quartz sandstone peak forest was listed on the World Heritage List by the United Nations, and in February 2004, it was included in the World Geopark; In 2007, it was listed as one of the first national 5A level tourist attractions in China, with a total park area of 4810 hectares

The natural scenery of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Tourist Area is famous for its peaks, valleys and forests. Among them, there are more than 3000 peculiar peaks, resembling humans, beasts, and objects, with lifelike images and magnificent momentum. They are known as the "Three Thousand Extraordinary Peaks and Eight Hundred Beautiful Waters". The main attractions include Huangshi Village, Jinbian Creek, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie, etc

Historical evolution

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park tourist attraction mapOn November 24, 1934, the Second and Sixth Red Army Corps liberated Dayong County and established the "Dayong County Revolutionary Committee". Zhangjiajie is under the jurisdiction of the Revolutionary Committee of Dayong County

Geographical Environment

Location

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in the eastern section of the Wuling Mountains, with many mountains in the area. The terrain slopes from northwest to southeast, and the highest point in the city is Doupeng Mountain in the northwest of Sangzhi County, with an altitude of 1890 meters

No. 279, Jinbian Road, Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot District, Zhangjiajie City

Zhangjiajie Forest Park Scenery (80 photos)

The park belongs to the subtropical climate zone, with high mountains and valleys, dense forests, making the park warm in winter and cool in summer. The annual average temperature is 12.8 ℃, the average highest temperature in summer is 16.8 ℃, and the average lowest temperature in winter is 9.6 ℃. The air in the park is fresh, high in negative oxygen ions, and the human body feels particularly comfortable. It is an ideal place for leisure and summer vacation

Landform

Tianzi Shanxi Sea Stone ForestThe sandstone peak forest landform in Zhangjiajie is a unique landform and natural geographical feature, developed in the Devonian Yuntaiguan Formation and Huangjiadeng Formation, with a concentrated distribution area of 86 square kilometers. It is a rare and unique landform formed under specific geological structures, new tectonic movements, and external forces. There are over 3000 stone cliffs rising from the ground in the park, with more than 1000 exceeding 200 meters in height. The Golden Whip Rock is as high as 350 meters, and its individual forms include square mountains, plateaus, peak walls, peak clusters, peak forests, stone gates, natural bridges, canyons, and valleys. The park is centered around the sandstone peak forest landscape and complemented by the karst landscape, with a large number of geological relics such as formed geological profiles and special fossil production areas, forming a unique sandstone peak forest landscape combination

Natural Resources

Zhangjiajie Plants (20 photos)Zhangjiajie has 93 families and 517 species of woody plants alone, which is more than twice as many as the entire Europe. From the perspective of precious tree species, there are Davidia involucrata (also known as "Chinese dove flower" by foreigners) under national protection at the first level, Calyx chinensis, Ginkgo biloba, Fragrant fruit trees under national protection at the second and third levels, as well as Liriodendron chinense, Photinia balsamifera, Eucommia ulmoides, Salix chinensis, Cat's excrement (a relic tree species of the Tertiary Period), Silver magpie, Taxus chinensis var. mairei, etc., and many of them are real forest treasure houses. From the perspective of plant classification, there are five major families of plants in the world, such as Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Leguminosae, Rosaceae, and Poaceae, all of which are found in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. In terms of local tree species, Zhangjiajie Park accounts for 27.67% of the tree species in Hunan Province. From the perspective of the number of subjects, it also accounts for 81.78% of the total number of subjects in Hunan Province, which shows its wealth! Here, there are also local native tree species such as the thorn tree of the bitterwood family, the big leaved poplar of the willow family, and the Sichuan Hubei poplar; Xuanchangnan, Runnan, Xuanchangmujiangzi, and Monkey Camphor belonging to the Lauraceae family; The pointed leaved maple and Fangxian maple belonging to the Acer family, and the bladder fruit belonging to the Oleaceae family; Mountain white fruit belonging to the hazelnut family; Red flowered Magnolia, White flowered Magnolia, Badong Magnolia, and Loquat belonging to the Magnoliaceae family; Imitation chestnuts and tea jujubes belonging to the Du Ying family; Unnecessary vine belonging to the family Rutaceae; Double shield wood belonging to the honeysuckle family; Gallus trees belonging to the family Euphorbia, etc. In addition, there is also the three pointed fir tree belonging to the family Trifolium in gymnosperms

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (11 photos)

The plants in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park can be roughly divided into seven categories, namely oil plants, medicinal plants, fiber plants, aromatic plants, starch sugar plants, grass tanning plants, ornamental plants, etc. Oil plants include Camellia oleifera, Chestnut, Sandalwood, Sapindaceae, Wild Walnut, Water Green Ridge, Light Leaf Water Green Ridge, etc. Oil plants, in addition to their edible parts, also use industrial oils such as tung oil trees, Chinese tallow trees, wild maple trees, horse mulberry trees, salt bark trees, wood ginger seeds, mountain grass seeds, monkey camphor trees, etc. There are hundreds of medicinal plants such as Tianma, Eucommia ulmoides, Phellodendron amurense, Magnolia officinalis (mountain lotus), Huanglian, Seven Leaf One Branch Flower, Goosefoot Golden Star, etc. Fiber plants include poplar, wutong, Daphne odora, Muhibiscus, Lycium barbarum, Huaxiang, Fengyang, wild walnut, green camphor wood, mountain jute, kudzu vine, Chuanguo rattan, Mutong, big white rattan and a variety of bamboos. Sugar and starch plants mainly include kudzu, fern, kiwi, wild grape, four light flower, chestnut, imitation chestnut, pointed chestnut, oak, mountain white fruit, Sichuan stick, elm, mulberry, golden tassel, etc. Tanning plants mainly include salt bark wood, red skin poplar, fragrant tree, cork oak, yellow lotus wood, etc. There are ornamental plants such as five colored flowers, azaleas, giant thorns, thick lotus (mountain lotus), Qingfu flowers, magnolias and red magnolias, lobster flowers, camellias, chrysanthemums, peach blossoms, plum blossoms, and wildflowers

Main scenic spots

Tourist attractions include: Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Scenic Spot, Jiutian Cave and Badagong Mountain in Sangzhi County, Maoyan River Rafting and Tianmen Mountain in Yongding District, Wulei Mountain in Cili County, Yuhuang Cave Grottoes in Yongding District, Puguang Temple, etc. There are Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Suoxiyu Nature Reserve, Tianzishan Nature Reserve, Badagongshan Nature Reserve, Tianmenshan National Forest Park, etc. The memorial sites include the starting point of the Long March of the Second Red Army, the former residence of He Long, the Revolutionary Committee of the Hunan Hubei Sichuan Guizhou Province of the Chinese Soviet Republic, and the former site of the Provincial Military Region. Hollywood once came to Zhangjiajie to take photos for filming, and the photos were taken by director Cameron and used in the movie Avatar

Yuanjiajie

Yuanjiajie SceneryYuanjiajie is a mountain mainly composed of quartzite located at the northern foot of Sandaogou. It is a scenic area in Zhangjiajie Park. Entering Shandao Gou from Zicao Pond on the left side of Jinbian River, you can go up to Yuanjiajie. Following the edge of Yuanjiajie terrace, you can also go down the deserted path and reach the meeting point of Jinbian River for thousands of miles. You can also go from Yuanjiajie to Tianzishan and Yangjiajie. Traveling along the top edge of the cliff from Shandao Gou to Yuanjiajie, reaching Zhongping as the "Number One Bridge in the World". The stone bridge is only 3 meters wide, 5 meters thick, with a span of about 50 meters and a relative height of nearly 400 meters. The first bridge in the world and the Couple Rock are known as the "Zhangjiajie Twin Wonders". Tianzi Mountain was named after Xiang Dakun, the leader of the Tujia family peasant uprising in the early Ming Dynasty, who called himself "Xiang Wang Tianzi". The Tianzi Mountain is one of the four scenic spots in Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot District, bordering Suoxiyu in the east, Zhangjiajie in the south and Sangzhi County in the north. It is located at the highest point of the "Golden Triangle", with a maximum altitude of 1262.5 meters (Kunlun Peak) and a minimum altitude of 534 meters (Shilanyu)

Jinbian Creek

Jinbian Creek Jinbian RockJinbian Creek is a core scenic spot in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, named after its flow through Jinbian Rock

With a total length of 5710 meters, Jinbianxi is the most beautiful boundary in Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot. After entering from the gate of Zhangjiajie Forest Park, walk about 300 meters ahead to the entrance of Jinbianxi<125

Yangjiajie

Yangjiajie Scenic Spot is located in the northwest of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Scenic Spot, bordering Zhangjiajie in the east and Tianzi Mountain in the north, with a total area of 3400 hectares<

Yangjiajie has climbed to the sky in one stepThere are three tourist areas, Xiangzhi Creek, Longquan Gorge, and Baihou Valley, with more than 200 scenic spots. The scenic spot management office is located in Zhonghu Village, 43 kilometers away from the urban area of Zhangjiajie City, and is connected by a road

Wulong Village

Yangjiajie Wulong VillageWulong Village is the most peculiar and dangerous place in Yangjiazhai Scenic Area, where you can enter or drill holes, walk along cliff crevices, or walk sideways on the rock path. The village is over 300 meters high and surrounded by stone walls. Only a 1000 meter long path leads to the top of the village, with multiple natural checkpoints along the way. A section of less than 1 meter is only accessible to one person. After crossing the crossroad, drill through a chaotic stone cave, forming a narrow hole on both sides of the stone mountains. It is 30 meters long and only half a meter wide, which is the road to the upper village. People cannot pass through it unless they are sideways. When approaching the top of the village, there is a stone gap less than half a meter wide between the two mountains in the southwest, which is a passage to the northeast mountain top. Beside the road is a vertical stone wall several meters high

Yaozizhai

Beautiful Zhangjiajie Forest Park Scenic List (14 photos)Yaozizhai Scenic Area covers an area of 12 square kilometers and is the creative area of Zhangjiajie Creative Base of Hunan Photographers Association. It is a national level youth outdoor sports activity camp and the preferred route for European and American teams and self guided tourists

Echo Valley

Located at the end of Shangyaozhai Mountain Road. The cliffs on both sides of the valley are over 200 meters high. Under the valley, a clear and loud call echoed from the top of the valley; Calling from the top of the valley, the sound echoed through the valley floor, affecting the mountains, eastern valleys, and western slopes. The sound was like a bell, and the echoes echoed

Suobiao Rock

About 50 meters from Huanglian Bay to the east of Echo Valley, there is a slender peak in the mountain forest. The top is about 5 meters long, with a conical shape resembling a spearhead; The spearhead is slender and round like a long handle; At the junction of the round tips, there are joints like hoops, and small shrubs grow like tassels on the hoops

Monkey Mountain Park

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province has seen a significant increase in the number of macaques through effective animal protection, with over 1000 macaques in 22 groups. In order to satisfy tourists' interest in playing with monkeys, the Monkey Mountain Amusement Park, a habitat for macaques, was specially opened near the park ticket station in 1992. Hundreds of macaques gather here every day

Tujia Culture Park

Zhangjiajie Cultural Landscape (17 photos)Zhangjiajie Tujia Culture Park is located in the scenic pearl city of Zhangjiajie. It is a large comprehensive tourism service enterprise integrating cultural landscape and natural landscape, integrating tourism, artistic performance, rare treasures exhibition, accommodation, catering, entertainment and shopping. The Tujia Cultural Park mainly consists of functional areas such as Tujia architectural complexes, folk customs exhibitions, cultural performances, guest rooms, catering, large hunting grounds, rare botanical gardens, and root carving bases. Representative works include Tusi Castle, Washou Hall, Tujia Shanzhai, and Yangwang Palace. Especially the towering tower, built along the mountain, has a magnificent atmosphere with a height of 48 meters, nine layers and twelve floors, winding paths and unique designs

Maoyan River Drifting

Maoyan River DriftingMaoyan River Drifting is located in the Maoyan River Scenic Area, downstream of Maoyan River Pinghu, 32 kilometers west of Zhangjiajie City, with a drift distance of 28 kilometers, a drop of 66 meters, and a total of 55 riverbanks

Longwang Cave

Longwang Cave is located 10 meters south of the main road between the world natural heritage Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Scenic Spot and Cili County, 10 kilometers east of the main road, 53.8 kilometers south of the main road. With extremely convenient transportation, it is one of the core tourist attractions in Zhangjiajie. It is praised by karst cave experts as "a wonderful flower of karst caves in the world". It is one of the largest and oldest karst caves in China, and has high scientific research value and tourism development value. The total length of Longwang Cave is about 30 kilometers, with an average height of 50 meters and a width of 80 meters. It has 58 halls, 28 stone corridors, 15 pearl waterfalls, 3 underground rivers, 2 lakes, 45 water splashes, and is also known as the "Number One Pillar in the World" of Longwang Treasure Pillars

In May 2024, Hunan Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Glass Bridge<218. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon used to have two names, one called Rotten Ship Gorge and the other called Luanquan Gorge

Development and Utilization

Zhangjiajie National Forest ParkZhangjiajie National Forest Park strictly manages scenic spots, develops and utilizes them reasonably, and implements maximum protection for heritage resources. Clear and detailed planning has been made for the protection of peak forests and karst caves, ancient and famous trees, rare and endangered plants, wildlife protection, forest fire prevention, forest pest control, environmental protection, and other classifications. The organization has formulated zoning plans for the protection zone around the park, the construction of the Gaoyun area, and the renovation of stalls and stalls in the park, protecting the resources of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. For ongoing projects, in accordance with the principles of "localization, ecologicalization, and refinement", it is required that the construction project must be coordinated with the surrounding landscape and the overall environment of the World Heritage site, implement pollution prevention and control facilities in accordance with the environmental protection requirements of the heritage site, and ensure that pollution prevention and control facilities are designed, constructed, and put into use simultaneously with the main project; Any construction project that fails to meet environmental protection requirements shall be rectified within a specified period of time, otherwise it shall not be put into use

Received honors

In November 2017, won the honor of "2017 Tourism Destination of the Year" at the 2nd Boao International Tourism Communication Forum

Traffic Information

Zhangjiajie National Forest ParkThe park has very convenient transportation, only 28 kilometers away from the city center, airport, and train station. 58 kilometers of international standard trails, safe and comfortable cable cars, and environmentally-friendly vehicles have been built within the scenic area. There are environmentally friendly cars in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. The model of the environmentally friendly car is the Coaster type, which is diesel powered and has low environmental pollution, which is beneficial for the environmental protection of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

The route and route for environmental protection vehicles in the scenic area are:

① Between Laomo Bay in Forest Park and the cableway station in Huangshi Village

② Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Ticket Station - Tianzi Mountain Cableway Lower Station - Shili Gallery - Water Around Four Gates

③ Water Loop Four Doors - Get off at Bailong Elevator

④ Bailong Elevator Mountain Station - Yuanjiajie Back Garden, Yuanjiajie Parking Lot - Tianzishan Parking Lot

⑤ From the He Long Park parking lot of Tianzishan to the Tianzishan cableway station

⑥ Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park's mountain gate cableway station Tianmen Cave

Travel Time

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park belongs to the subtropical mountain prototype monsoon humid climate, with sufficient light and heat, abundant rainfall, long frost free period, short severe cold period, distinct four seasons, Zhangjiajie has no severe cold in winter and no extreme heat in summer, with an average annual temperature of about 16.6 ℃. It is suitable for travel in all four seasons, and the best time to visit is from April to October every year