I. Preliminary preparation
• ID: Bring your ID card, student ID card (if any), old-age ID card, etc. to enjoy preferential documents.
• Clothing: According to the season, there is a large temperature difference between morning and evening in mountainous areas. Even in summer, you can prepare a thin coat; pay attention to the cold in winter and bring enough warm clothes.
• Items: comfortable sneakers for mountain climbing; sunscreen products such as sunscreen, sun hats, etc.; rain gear such as umbrellas and raincoats.
II. Traffic Guide
External transportation
• Aircraft: Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport, about 10 kilometers away from the city. There is an airport bus to the city, or you can take a taxi, which costs about 30-50 yuan, or take the No. 4 bus (operating hours: 8:00 - 18:00).
• Train: Zhangjiajie Station and Zhangjiajie West Station. Zhangjiajie Station is close to the central bus station in the city. After leaving the station, you can transfer to the bus to the scenic spot. Zhangjiajie West Station also has buses and special buses to the city and scenic spots.
• Bus: Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station has been moved: Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station has been moved to the South Railway Station, and there are shuttle buses to scenic spots and surrounding cities.
Internal transportation
• Environmental protection vehicles in scenic spots: There are environmental protection vehicles in scenic spots such as Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, which connect various scenic spots, which is convenient and fast.
• Ropeway elevators: such as Tianmen Mountain Ropeway, Bailong ladder, etc., save physical strength, but you need to buy tickets separately.
III. Recommendation of scenic spots
• Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: three thousand Qifeng, eight hundred beautiful water, scenic spots include Yuanjiajie (Ecstasy Tai, Suspension Mountain and other scenes of Avatar), Yangjiajie (natural peak wall), Tianzi Mountain (Yubi Peak), Jinbianxi, Shili Gallery, etc. The ticket is 228 yuan.
• Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park: Take the 7455-meter-long ropeway up the mountain, and you can see Yunmeng Xianding, Ghost Valley Plank Road, Glass Plank Road, Tianmen Cave, etc. The ticket is 278 yuan.
• Grand Canyon Glass Bridge: the longest and tallest glass bridge in the world, experience the excitement. The ticket is 258 yuan.
• Huanglong Cave: the wonders of karst cave, with stalagmites, stone pillars, etc. in the cave. The ticket is 100 yuan.
• Baofeng Lake: dominated by mountains and rivers, lakes and mountains, it is known as "Yaochi in the world". The ticket is 96 yuan.
IV. Tour route planning
Three-day tour
• Day 1: Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, experience ropeway, glass plank road, etc.
• The second day: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Yuanjiajie in the morning and Yangjiajie in the afternoon.
• Day 3: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Tianzi Mountain in the morning, Golden Whip Creek and Shili Gallery in the afternoon.
Five-day tour
• The first day: Arrive at Zhangjiajie, play in the city, and punch in the 72nd strange buildings.
• The second day: Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park.
• Day 3: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie.
• Day 4: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Tianzi Mountain, Golden Whip Creek, Shili Gallery.
• Day 5: Go to Furong Ancient Town, feel the thousand-year-old town hanging on the waterfall, and then return.
V. The best time to travel
Spring (March-May)
• Features: From March, the temperature will warm up, trees will sprout, peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, rhododendrons and other flowers will gradually bloom, and the rhododendrons all over the mountains from April to May will be particularly gorgeous. At this time, the average temperature is 15-20℃, the climate is pleasant, suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, and you can feel the vitality of the recovery of everything.
• Suitable for people: tourists who like to enjoy flowers and go on an outing and pursue a comfortable and mild climate.
Summer (June-August)
• Features: There is a lot of rain in June, often surrounded by clouds and fog, and the mountain peaks are looming like a fairyland. July-August is the peak tourist season and summer season. The forest coverage rate of the scenic spot is high, which is 5-8℃ cooler than that in the urban area, and the average temperature is 22-26℃. The water volume of Jinwuxi Creek and Baofeng Lake is abundant.
• Suitable for people: tourists who want to avoid the summer heat, experience the cloud landscape and enjoy the water scenery, and don't mind more tourists.
Autumn (September - November)
• Features: The leaves change color from September, and enter the "Golden Autumn Festival" from October to November. The mountains are golden and fiery red, contrasting with strange peaks and strange stones, and the scenery is picturesque. The weather is sunny, the air is fresh, and the visibility is high. It is suitable for viewing and taking photos, and it is also the fruit harvest season.
• Suitable for people: tourists who love colorful autumn scenery, love photography, and want to taste local fresh fruits.
Winter (December - February of the following year)
• Features: The temperature is low, it may snow, and the peaks are covered with snow, forming rime, ice hanging and other landscapes, just like a fairy tale world. There are fewer tourists, and the scenic spot is quiet.
• Suitable for people: tourists who like snowy scenery, pursue a quiet atmosphere, and can adapt to cold weather.
VI. Food Recommendation
Special dishes
• Zhangjiajie three pots: traditional famous dishes, originated from the Tujia food culture. Most of the ingredients are fat intestines, pork tripe, beef tripe, mutton tripe, pig's feet or pig's head meat, etc. After stewing, they are spicy and fragrant. The way to eat is divided into dry pot (no soup, spicy taste) and soup pot, which is known as "Zhangjiajie's top signature dish".
• Tujia bacon: It is made from local high-quality pork, marinated with salt, white wine and spices, and then roasted with pine and cypress branches. The color is yellow and bright, and the smoky fragrance is unique. It can be steamed, stir-fried or matched with garlic sprouts and other ingredients. It is a dish for guests.
• Rock ear stewed chicken: Rock ear is a rare lyan plant growing on the cliff of sandstone, rich in protein, etc. Slowly stewed with local free-range chickens, the finished product is full of aroma, the soup is mellow, the taste is delicious and nutritious, and it also has the effect of improving eyes.
• Zhangjiajie drum skin: use beef brisket and beef ribs, add small red pepper, small green pepper and other ingredients, stir-fry on high heat and then stew on low heat. The taste is soft and crispy, spicy and fragrant, and the sauce on the bottom of the pot is great.
• Tujia sausage: Made of annual pork, the taste is spicy, salty and fragrant, resistant to storage, and the longer it is stored, the more fragrant it tastes.
• New Year's dishes: also known as "combined dishes", must be made during the New Year. Boiled with radish, tofu, cabbage, pork, etc., the taste is heavy, spicy and refreshing, which means a good harvest and family reunion.
• Sour fish: After processing the fresh fish, wrap it in rice noodles, marinate it in the jar for 3-5 days, fry it and stir-fry it with sour peppers. The color is bright, the fish is tender, sour and delicious.
Special snacks
• Zhangjiajie cold noodles: with fine flat noodles as ingredients, the classic pig brain shell cold noodles are also equipped with kelp shreds, cucumber shreds, peanuts, pig brain shell meat, etc., with soup, the taste is light and refreshing.
• Sugar oil cake: fry glutinous rice flour into a cake and fry it until it is light golden, wrapped in sugar juice, and it is crispy in the mouth.
• Tujia glutinous rice cake: using glutinous rice as raw materials. After steaming, it can be beaten and soft. It can be roasted, fried and boiled. It is often matched with brown sugar or soybean powder. The taste is soft and sweet.
• Straw hat noodles: handmade noodles are thin and chewy, with soy sauce and other seasonings and secret minced pork (such as minced pork), sprinkled chopped green onion, you can add chili sauce by yourself, etc. It is the first choice for locals for breakfast.
• Tujia residue: also known as "lazy tofu", soak and grind the pulp with soybeans. After boiling, add stir-fried soft shreds. The finished product is milky white and green, and the taste is light and special.
• Tujia blood tofu: use tofu, pig blood and pork as the main ingredients, add seasonings and mix them into mud, and smoke and roast for about 20 days. It has bacon incense, pig blood flavor and bean curd flavor. It can be fried, fried, stir-fried and steamed. It is a delicacy with wine.
VII. Accommodation Suggestions
• Urban area: The accommodation is concentrated near Renmin Road and the bus station, which is convenient for travel. The two-star double standard is about 80-120 yuan, and the three-star 160-240 yuan, such as Zhangjiajie Donkey Inn.
• Scenic spot: Accommodation on the mountain is in Yangjiajie, Yuanjiajie, Daguantai Dingxiangrong Village and other places, which can save time and is convenient for watching the sunrise and sunset, but the conditions are relatively simple; the accommodation at the foot of the mountain is concentrated in Wulingyuan Town, and the accommodation conditions are good, but you need to go back and forth in and out of the mountain.
Get ready and come to Zhangjiajie for a romantic date with the mountains and rivers!