1. Overview of the Scenic Area
☀️ Geographical environment: Tianmen Mountain is located more than 10 kilometers east of Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City. It is a strategically high mountain range with an altitude of over 1500 meters and a relative height difference of over 1300 meters from the city center. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone
☀️ Landscape Features: Looking up at Tianmen Mountain from the city center, the beauty of its skyline is unparalleled in China. The entrance on it resembles a Tianmen hanging on a cliff, making it the highest, largest, highest, and widest natural karst cave in the world. It is also the most representative attraction and business card of Tianmen Mountain
☀️ Cultural and Historical Collection:Tianmen Mountain has a profound historical and cultural heritage, with the myth and legend of the Eight Immortals carrying giant stones to block Tianmen Cave. They were persuaded by Guiguzi, who transformed into a stone pillar next to the cave and forever guarded Tianmen Cave; There are also folk stories such as "A Child Meets Immortal at Tianmen Mountain", "Seven Fairy Maidens and Dong Yong Marry in Dongjia Village, Tianmen Mountain", "Patriarch and Earth Bodhisattva Playing Chess on Tianmen Mountain", "Qin Shihuang Rushing Mountains and Filling the Sea on Tianmen Mountain", which add a mysterious color to the majestic Tianmen Mountain
II: Cost Description
☀️ Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain ticket is 278 yuan/person, opening hours: 08:00-18:00
III.Detailed route and travel tips
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1. When visiting Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area, the first characteristic experience is to experience the Tianmen Mountain Cableway, one of the longest mountain cableways in the world. The cableway passes through the city in a magical way.
2. Arrive at Zhangjiajie cableway and get off the station. Brush ID card at the entrance to the park. Take the world's longest sightseeing cableway to the top of the mountain (about 28 minutes) You can overlook the 1520 viewing platform of the Seven Star Mountain Sky Eye. The Ghost Valley Trail is named after the steep cliffs hanging along the upper side of the Ghost Valley Cave. According to legend, the ancient master of Guigu Cave once lived in seclusion and practiced here. The Tianmen Mountain Suspension Bridge is 150 meters long and spans between canyons at an altitude of 1500 meters near the Guigu boardwalk. If you want to pray for the happiness of your child's family, then remember to visit Qiu'er Cave
4. Arrive at Tianmen Mountain * (walk for about 1.5 hours), pay 25 yuan at your own expense to take the mountain top forest cable car back to Yunmeng Xianding; (Or continue to visit the east line in the direction of Crystal Love, which is also interesting not to go back!), walk 30 minutes through the Panlong Cliff glass walkway to the escalator to get to the station, take the 7-step mountain ladder down the mountain
5, go straight to Tianmen Cave, and walk 999 steps or take the Tianmen Cave to the Tianmen Cave escalator at your own expense for 32 yuan; Tianmen Cave is a rare natural wonder of the world in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area, and climbing the ladder is the biggest physical challenge in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area 👍👍
6. Walk along the boardwalk to the express cable car station, and the express cable car will directly reach the mountain gate; Take the scenic area shuttle bus back to Tianmen Mountain Cableway and end the journey
IV. Differences between Tianmen Mountain ABC Line
During the peak tourist season, in order to reasonably divert traffic and shorten the waiting time for tourists, the scenic area has opened three sightseeing routes: cableway up the mountain and highway up the mountain. With the same ticket and price, tourists voluntarily choose
☀️ Line A: Cableway up the mountain - Highway down the mountain
Tour route: Cableway up the mountain - Mountain top tour - Take the through mountain escalator down to Tianmen Cave - Take the scenic area tour bus down the mountain to Shanmen - Take the free shuttle bus to the cableway down station
☀️ Line B: Highway up - Cableway down
Tour route: Take a free shuttle bus from the shuttle bus at the cableway station to Shanmen - Take a scenic area tour bus to Tianmen Cave - Take the mountain escalator up to the top - Top tour - Cableway down to the station
☀️ C line: Highway up - Highway down
Tour route: Take a shuttle bus from the cableway station to the mountain gate - Take a scenic area tour bus to Tianmen Cave - Take the Chuanshan escalator up to the mountain top - Tour the mountain top - Take the Chuanshan escalator down to Tianmen Cave - Take the scenic area tour bus down to the mountain gate - Take the free bus to the cableway station
Fifth, Tianmen Shanxi East Middle Line
☀️West line: cableway up station Lingxiao Terrace West line glass walkway Ghost Valley plank road Suspension bridge Ghost Valley Cave Cheonghe Qiuer Cave Cherry Bay Tianmen Mountain * - take the "small cable car" Yunmeng Xianding
☀️East line: cableway up station - Gongtong Garden - Bonsai Stone Area - Tianmen Tiaoshui - looking down from the north - Yuhu Peak - east line glass walkway - looking down from the south at Tianmen Cave - east line plank road - love of wood and stone - Cherry Bay - Tianmen Mountain * - taking the "small cable car" - Yunmeng Xianding
☀️Middle Line: Cableway Station - Yunmeng Xianding (with a straight tunnel) - Peak Cableway - Cherry Bay - Tianmen Mountain * - (West or East Line) Return to Cableway Station or Escalator Entrance
VI. Local Specialties
☀️ ☀️Tuan Nian Cai "Tuan Nian Cai" is a common name for "He Cai", which is a national dish that every family of the Tujia ethnic group must make during the Chinese New Year. According to legend, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the chieftains sent troops to resist the Japanese invasion. In order to avoid delaying military operations, soldiers cooked and cooked vegetables to celebrate the Chinese New Year ahead of schedule. Its production is to combine radish, tofu, cabbage, scallions, pork, red chili strips, etc. into a pot and boil it, which is called "Hecai". Besides the delicious taste, there is also a deeper meaning. It symbolizes abundant harvests, family reunion, and reflects the glorious tradition of the Tujia people not forgetting their ancestors ☀️La Cai La Cai includes La Pork, La Beef, La Sausage, La Liver, etc., which are essential dishes for the Tujia people during the Chinese New Year. The method is to first soak the meat in brine for about a week. After the meat is fully marinated, it is smoked on a heated kang until it turns golden brown. When eating, the skin of the meat is boiled in water over fire and stir fried with garlic. It has a unique flavor and can be stored for several years without changing its taste