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Top Places to visit in Hunan:
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area of Zhangjiajie, Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, Mount Yuelu, Golden Whip Brook, Phoenix Ancient Town, Phoenix Hong Bridge, Yuelu Academy, The Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie, Yellow Dragon Cave, Tianmen Fox Fairy Show, Tanhe Ancient City, Yueyang Pavilion, Baofeng Lake, Changsha Window of the World, Mao Zedongs Former Residence
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List of Best Things to do in Zhangjiajie , China
Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Tianzi Mountain
Tianzi Mountain Clouds
Golden Whip Brook
Huangshi Village
Yellow Dragon Cave
The Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie
Tianmen Fox Fairy Show
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ZHANGJIAJIE NATIONAL PARK, A MUST-SEE IN CHINA (AVATAR MOUNTAINS, GOLDEN WHIP STREAM)
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Keep in mind that Zhangjiajie City (where the Tianmen Mountains are) and Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (“Avatar Mountains”) are 1.5 hours apart from each other.
How did we get to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park?
As mentioned before we were staying in Zhangjiajie City; on the first day we took the bus for 1.5 hours to go to Wulinyuan Bus Station (20 CNY/person for a single journey) and then walked 10 min until the Wulinyuan Entrance. On the second day we went Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Entrance (15 CNY/person for a single journey).
How much does it cost?
We paid 245 CNY/person to enter the park, 72 CNY/person for the elevator and another 72 CNY/person for the cable car. The tickets were valid for 4 dates from the date of purchase and they were non-transferable, a fingerprint is saved on the card. The shuttle buses are for free.
What to expect from Zhangjiajie National Forest Park?
- Amazing views! I just can’t describe how beautiful and unique this place is. The 21 hours I spent on that train were well worth it.
- A very well maintained park, enjoyable and easy to walk around.
- A lot of tourist at the most scenic spots.
- Very little English, even though the parks have lots of signs, not everything is signed posted. I would advise to have a map with you, and make sure the name of the places are in English and Chinese so you can always point them out to bus drivers or employees.
Tips:
- Before getting on a bus, always double check with the bus driver. The buses are only showing Chinese writings.
- Bring cash with you, after paying for the entrance tickets you will have to pay for cable cars, the elevator, food, water, etc.
- Plan ahead where you want to go, especially if you don’t have much time, the park is huge and you will not be able to cover it all in one day.
What did we do in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park?
Day 1:
We wanted to go to the elevator first to avoid the long queues, so from Wulinyuan Entrace we took the bus to the Bailong Elevator directly; once we got there we brought the tickets for 72 CNY/person one way.
The view was really nice, we got our first pictures and some grilled potatoes for breakfast. Then we walked to the parking, and got another bus to go to The Greatest Natural Bridge and the Heaven Pillar (Hallelujah Mountain). I almost missed the natural bridge because it was signed post as First Bridge. This is beautiful, we spent almost all morning on this part of the park, the views are unique, amazing, the whole place doesn’t seem real!.
After asking several employees we made it to the Tianqiao Stop, this was actually a big parking, there is a KFC, souvenir shops, toilets and a restaurant. From there, we took another bus to the Yangjiajie Cableway Parking, looked at the Natural Great Wall (nice but you can skip this if you want) and walked towards the Tinabo Mansion. There were a lot of stairs going up and down so we decided to go back, it was getting late and we were not sure if it was worth the time and effort. I wished I could have searched in Google!
From Yangjiajie Cableway Parking we hopped on another bus to Tianzi Mountain (Helong Park) Stop, again we found more souvenir shops and food stalls, don’t worry there is no lack of food in this park!. We walked around several view points, but in my opinion the best one was Yunqing Rock.
We took another bus to go to the Upper Station of the Tianzi Mountain Cableway, we paid another 72 CNY/person and went on the cable car; this ride is amazing, maybe it would have been nicer to see this going up instead of down, but we were afraid of the possible long queues at the elevator.
Finally, we got our last bus to Wulinyuan Entrace at 4:30 pm.
Day 2:
On our second day we decided that we didn’t want to pay for cable cars/elevator, but still wanted to take advantage of the 4-day ticket. This time we took a bus to the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Entrance and walked along the Golden Whip Stream. I recommend this trail if you are not into hiking and just want to enjoy an easy and beautiful walk. It's well worth it as you get a different perspective of the impressive limestone pillars from the bottom. I can’t remember but I think it took us around 2 hours to complete, we only stopped to have some grilled potatoes and take some videos/photos. If you are carrying food, be aware of the monkeys, if they see anything they will take it out of your hands/pockets for sure.
After the Golden Whip Stream there is a parking from where we took a bus to Wulinyuan Entrace, walked to the Bus Station and got back to Zhangjiajie City.
Zhangjiajie is amazing! It was one of my main reasons to come to China and I must say that it didn’t disappointed me at all.
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3 Days in Zhangjiajie (张家界), Hunan Province, China (2019)!
3 Days in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China.
April 2019
Day 1: Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and Glass Bridge
Day 2: Tianmen Mountain and Heaven's Gate
Day 3: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
The Southeast China Tour Ended in Zhangjiajie, China
The drive back to Zhangjiajie from Dehang Miao Village began in the same direction before a turn-off to Jishou City in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. Lunch in a hotel that was hosting an extremely large, noisy and expensive Chinese wedding.
China is an exercise in contradictions. One minute you are watching people getting married western-style and then a few second later, a man is spotted trudging along the side of a highway carrying seven trays of plants on his back. China is never boring and Chairman Mao must be rolling in his grave looking at the risque signs in his country. Or...maybe not. Wasn't he supposed to be quite the womanizer?
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