Zhangjiajie national park is a world geopark, a unesco world heritage site, and the oldest. Check maps, facts, weather, how to get to zhangjiajie national park. Moderate it is suggested to take cable car to get up and down to save energy and time. The 10 closest hotels to zhangjiajie national forest park. When youre done, you can download your zhangjiajie travel guide to your phone or tablet, or print it as a pdf. You are just steps from the entrance to zhangjiajie national forest park while staying in this tourist town.
The highlight of any visit to zhangjiajie is no doubt the zhangjiajie national forest park, the most scenic part of the larger wulingyuan scenic area. Zhangjiajie national forest park all you need to know. The national forest park had been given the name of zhangjiajie after the name of a small village located within its bounds, and now a. The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glassbottomed and is transparent. Zhangjiajie national forest park features many attractions and is known to have multiple scenic areas within this park. Book your tickets online for zhangjiajie national forest park, zhangjiajie. In 1982, this became chinas very first national forest park and just one look is enough to understand why. This is the map of zhangjiajie national forest park yaozi village, tourists can get detail information about zhangjiajie national forest park yaozi village from this map. The 10 best hotels near zhangjiajie national forest park. Zhangjiajie maps showing tourist information china highlights. Nine percent of the city, or about 190 square miles, has been zoned as a provincial national scenic spot and natural protection zone. Zhangjiajie scenic area trail hunan, china alltrails. It is recommended that you take at least several days to see the whole park, due to its terrain and the expensive entrance fee of about 25 euros or 245 yuan. Based in zhangjiajie and focused on zhangjiajie, we are a local team to show you the unique zhangjiajie.
The owner spent about 30 minutes with us explaining the best areas to see in the park. Huangshi zhai in zhangjiajie 1st national forest park in. The peaks and the forests make this location look dreamlike. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Fascinating animals that inhabit the park are rhesus monkeys, giant salamanders, golden pheasants and much more. Huangshan to zhangjiajie national forest park 10 ways to. This map shows the main attractions in zhangjiajie including zhangjiajie national forest park, tianzi mountain, baofeng lake, yellow dragon cave, and. The new name of zhangjiajie city was adopted in 1994, after the national forest park in the wulingyuan scenic area in order to give it more prominence and after this site had been designated a unesco world heritage site in 1992.
With the new glass bridge being installed in the coming months, we can only expect that tourist numbers will skyrocket to an even higher, more unsustainable rate. Photo by ben beiske included in the spectacular wulingyuan scenic area near the city of zhangjiajie in china, the zhangjiajie national forest park was the first area to be protected as a national park within the country. To reach the park, you have to go by local bus from the city of zhangjiajie. If youve seen the movie avatar the one with the blue aliens, not the air bending child, you may remember the floating mountains. Comprehensive guide to visiting zhangjiajie national. Zhangjiajie national forest park covers an area of 18. He wrote on our map so we were able to navigate the park easily following his recommendations. Best trails in zhangjiajie national forest park hunan. Comprehensive guide to visiting zhangjiajie national forest park. They enjoy the reputation of original picture on mountain and river of china, and this wonderland is covered with dense forests and is considered mother.
The park is not usually frequented by foreigners and you will be unlikely to see any at most, maybe a couple in the inn. Hotels near zhangjiajie national forest park, zhangjiajie on tripadvisor. The most notable geographic features of zhangjiajie national forest park are the pillarlike rock formations that are seen throughout the park, including the 150metre southern sky column, which. How to visit zhangjiajie national forest park the avatar. While zhangjiajie national forest park left us with mixed emotions we are definitely glad we took the detour through chengyang to check out the avatar mountains. Ahead of time, we got a map and mapped out the main spots we wanted to see. Zhangjiajie national forest park best time to visit.
Zhangjiajie travel guide can introduce you to zhangjiajie tourism profile, zhangjiajie attractions and zhangjiajie travel agencies, allowing you to quickly grasp the zhangjiajie tourist information. Zhangjiajie local tour zhangjiajie national forest park. Best trails in zhangjiajie national forest park hunan, china. After spending a brief evening in shanghai, i embarked on a 24 hour overnight train to zhangjiajie, hunan. Zhangjiajie national forest park yaozi village tour map, china. Zhangjiajie national forest park is the first national park in zhangjiajie. Wulingyuan is one of its county, so people often call the core scenic area as wulingyuan science. This area is famous as the inspiration for the movie avatar. Zhangjiajie national forest park 2020 all you need to. Zhangjiajie national forest park, travel information for 2020.
Quartz sandstone distribution zone that is suitable to constitute large peakforest starts from the northwest of huangshi zhai, and stretches to the northeast direction until the edge of west sea, maple valley. Photo tour of zhangjiajie national forest park and tianmen mountain in china. Zhangjiajie national forest park map maps of zhangjiajie. After breakfast in the hotel,then 50 minutes drive to zhangjiajie national forest park,visiting gloden whip stream, this valley is wellknown for the crystal water and fresh air, you can enjoy the nice air and water. Map of tianzisha ticket station wijlingyijan 111b cord scenic area of global geoparks. Zhangjiajie national forest park national park in hunan. Map showing the location of zhangjiajie national forest park. Zhangjiajie is in the northwestern part of hunan province in central china. The trail is primarily used for hiking and nature trips. Zhangjiajie national forest park 2020 what to know. Zhangjiajie attractions map this map shows the main attractions in zhangjiajie including zhangjiajie national forest park, tianzi mountain, baofeng lake, yellow dragon cave, and zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge, and the distance from the scenic areas to zhangjiajie city. Everything you need to know about visiting zhangjiajie national forest park is written here. Zhangjiajie national forest park yaozi village tour map. Zhangjiajie glass bridge is a skywalk bridge in zhangjiajie, hunan, above the wulingyuan area.
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Yangshuo to zhangjiajie national forest park 6 ways to. The glass bridge spans two cliffs in zhangjiajie grand canyon, about 25 kilometers 16 miles northeast from zhangjiajie national forest parks main gate the glass skywalks are built along the edges of the summit of tianmen mountain, which is in zhangjiajie city proper bailong glass elevator is inside zhangjiajie national forest park. These mountains are huge column peaks that float in a magnetic field. Short walk to the entrance to zhangjiajie national forest park. Map of hiking trails bus routes and cable cars in zhangjiajie national park, china. Zhangjiajie city maps showing roads, mountains, gardens, lakes, hotels, airport, national parks, tourist attractions, and more. The zhangjiajie national forest park is a unique national forest park located in zhangjiajie city in northern hunan province in the peoples republic of china.
Maps of zhangjiajie show you the location of downtown zhangjiajie and attractions including national forest park and grand canyon with. All you have to do is select the type of places youd like to include restaurants, museums, etc. Rome2rio makes travelling from huangshan to zhangjiajie national forest park easy. The citys name was dayong until 1994, when it was renamed to link it to the zhangjiajie national forest park itself named after a tiny village now known as zhangjiajie village or zhangjiajie cun. Zhangjiajie 1982 first sight hostel intersection of jun di road and tuo feng road. This is the map of zhangjiajie national forest park, tourists can get detail information about zhangjiajie national forest park from this map. When it opened it was the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world. Find all the transport options for your trip from huangshan to zhangjiajie national forest park right here. Zhangjiajie national in forest park, il forest park. Zhangjiajie forest park, suoxi vale, and tianzi mountain, covering a total of 153 square miles. See more ideas about zhangjiajie, forest park and national forest.
The main draw is the wulingyuan scenic area, which was added to the unesco world heritage list, including zhangjiajie national forest park, tianzi mountain and suoxiyu. Zhangjiajie national park is a world geopark, a unesco world heritage site, and the oldest national park in china. The park is enormous and it takes several days to see all of it. More photos of zhangjiajie maps tianmen mountain national forest park map.
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