Zhangjiajie - a famous natural park and part-time visiting card of China - it is no coincidence that from year to year attracts travelers from all over the world. After all, here inimitably rich flora and fauna, breathtaking landscapes, a glorious history, seasoned with many secrets, legends and mysticism, as well as a mild climate. In a word, there is almost everything that is required for lovers of natural beauties and recreation in the style of "avatar."

A paragraph of history

Many historical events and legends are associated with these places. According to one of the legends, in ancient times, during a brutal, bloody war, one of the commanders of the Yang clan defeated a military camp at the foot of Tiantzi Mountain. The war was not in a hurry to complete, and the descendants of the Yang clan spread to these lands, because of which later this area began to be called Yangjiajie, which in Chinese means "Jan land." And to this day, there are many burials of members of the clan Yan.

What to see

Zhangjiajie, established in 1982 (and soon inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List), is China's oldest national park. Its territory is approximately 13,000 square meters. km. The natural beauties of Zhangjiajie are delightful and diverse: they are high mountains with foggy peaks, which are suddenly replaced by dense green forests. Here live about 500 species of animals, including civet, salamander and a huge number of different birds, and many of the rarest plants, such as gingko, mahogany, etc.

According to Zhangjiajie, you can walk indefinitely, enjoying breathtaking views of these places, and watching the life of an unusually rich animal kingdom here. Certainly worth visiting are local attractions: the cave of the Yellow Dragon, the Buddhist Temple of Heaven's Gate, Tienmenshan Mountain.

Cave of the Yellow Dragon

Cave of the Yellow Dragon - a huge karst cave, reaching a height of 140 meters. It is considered one of the largest karstvoh caves in the world and enjoys the reputation of "magical" (and all thanks to its rich internal "decoration", even among not very inclined to romanticism and the lyrics of geologists). There are underground rivers, swimming pools and even waterfalls. In general, the cave contains the richest underground temple of the Dragon.

Tienmenshan Mountain

Mount Tienmenshan, whose height is 1518 meters, is rightfully considered one of the main attractions of the national park .This mountain is shrouded in many legends and secrets as much as its top is shrouded in fog and clouds .Here is a picturesque cave of Heaven's Gate, looking at which one really gets the impression that passing under their arches can be in heaven .There are legends that on the threshold of important historical events a waterfall falls from the top of the mountain, and somewhere in the bowels of the mountain are hidden untold riches .The world's longest ropeway (its length is 7455 m) leads to the top of Tienmenshan, when climbing, there are spectacular panoramas of the surrounding mountains and forests, and sometimes the road cuts straight into the clouds .

Yangjiajie Park

To the park Zhangjiajie adjoins another national park - Yangjiajie, which also has many beautiful and amazing places. For example, here you should visit the Longquan Valley and the Baiguo Valley, as well as the mountainous area of ​​Xiangzhi.

How to get here

Zhangjiajie has its own airport, which is connected by regular flights with all major cities of China. From the airport to the park you can easily reach thanks to the regular buses that run here.

Fog in Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie

Plantation under the clouds, Zhangjiajie