Avatar soaring rocks. Park Zhangjiajie or Avatar Mountain - China

Zhangjiajie is one of the most famous National Parks of China, recently became famous for which he served as an inspiration for the creators of the film "Avatar". You can also visit the Pandora planet, it's not so difficult. First you need to get to the city of Zhangjiajie. There is an airport, and the ground message is not so hot, you can drive from Ichan and Changshi, and from Chongqing - only a large hook with a change. From the city to the park kilometers 20-30. You can go to the park from several sides, but two are most accessible: the village of Wool'yuan and the village of Zhangjiajie (the name is the same as the city). These villages have all the necessary infrastructure: many hotels where foreigners will set up from 80 yuan without any problems, shops, restaurants. Prices are slightly higher than in ordinary Chinese cities, but quite acceptable.

The entrance ticket costs 248 yuan (50 dollars), student - 148 (they also check the passport, which is no more than 25 years). On the usual ticket it was written that it acts four days, on student - three. Such high prices apparently are designed to somewhat regulate demand - the more popular the place, the more expensive it is. Check and go through someone else's ticket will not work, because the entrance to fingerprints. But the price divided for three days no longer seems so high, and come here for three days. In principle, you can see the park in one day, if you leave the train next, it may turn out. But if you want to fly, it is very risky to allocate one day, because if it is raining, then you will see about such a "beautiful" landscape from all viewing sites:

So I was enjoyed on the first day.

It rains in this region are often very humid climate.

In the morning the probability of rain is lower, so it makes sense to move early.

Now, in fact, what to see if the weather is good. In Zhangjiazz, several viewing sites from where you can look at narrow and high rocks sticking out of the ground. First, Huangshi, Yellow Village), secondly, Yuanjiajie, Third, Tianzishan Mountain (Tianzishan, Imperial Mountain). The rest of the places are already what is called, outside the main path, and there are mostly long hiking tracks. In Huangs, the cable car maintains, but you can only go there in a circle on the top of the mountain, and then back. Yuanjiajie and Tianzz Mountain are connected by road along the vertices of the mountains, free buses run there. A cable car is also located on Mount Tianzza, and on Yuanziazie - Elevator (Bailong Elevator). The entrance to the village of Zhangjiajie is located very close to Huangsha, the entrance of Wooljuan is far from everything, but from there you have free buses and to the elevator, and to the cable car. There is no transportation between Huangsha and the Yuanjianzz transport on the territory of the park, you need to walk along the valley along the river.

The ambush is that the rise and the descent on the elevator and any of the rope is under 100 yuan ($ 15). So if you want to inspect all the main one in one day, you will have to spend another $ 60 on the rise and descent in addition to $ 50 for the entrance. If you have two days, you can save on this radically by walking the entire route on foot.

Lifting to Huangsha or Yuanziazie takes about an hour, go on the stairs. It is much easier than. They say that in the peak time you can stand an hour in line to the elevator, so it is even not much slower.

You can still hire my porters, however, what's the point, it is incomprehensible. The elevator will be cheaper.

Stairs.

Path. In the park everything is civilized and equipped.

On the stairs often there are shops and snack bars. One of them stacked empty bottles.

And here there are many arrogant monkeys.

DO WANT!

I read a lot of horrors about what you need to stand in the queue to pour into the railing and take a photo, but the reality was about this:

Do not travel in the "season"!

The only big group. Everything is in rascoats, but really no rain on that day.

Here they make Selfie with Ikran.

But the main thing is that they look here!

Ladies and gentlemen, I want to introduce you to a unique place in the central part of China, Hunan Province, which served as an inspiration for creating a picture of the film Avatar famous for the whole world. Welcome to the Lost World Pandora - Zhangjiajie National Park!

Reserve Ugrauan

Zhangjiajie Park, created in 1982, and noted as the first authorized National Forest Park in China. He spread out in the territory of the picturesque Mountains of Walingyuan (Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Kit. 武陵源 风景 名胜区), listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Here, water and wind created about three thousand peak of bizarre forms consisting of sandstone and quartz. The picturesque territory boasts natural beauty, where in full harmony, mountains, valleys, forests, caves, lakes and waterfalls are adjacent. It's truth to say, it was this place that served as the main reason for the trip to China. I really love nature in her original form, so when looking for, which could not be impressed not worse, I found my treasure and began to lay it.

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park National Forest Park (Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Kit. 张家界 国家 森森 公园) refers to the Wool'yuan Reserve and includes 4 zones:

• Suoxi Gully Valley (Suoxi Gully, Kit. 索溪 峪)
• Yuanjiajie (Yuanjiajie, Kit. 袁家界 风景区)
• Janjiajie (Yangjiajie, Kit. 杨家界 风景区)
• Mountain Tianji (Tianzi Mountain, Kit. 天 18)

Other objects located outside the park are also among the Wavyuan Reserve:

• Lake Baofeng (Baofeng, Kit. 宝峰湖)
• Yellow Dragon Cave (Huanglong Cave, 黄黄洞)
• Cave of King Moon Wang Dong (Long Wang Dong, 龙王洞)

A few kilometers south of the city of Zhangjiajie (not to be confused with the park Zhangjiajie) there is another chic park - Tianmenshan. It is not included by the protected zone of Wool'yuan, but it is no less unique place, but he will be discussed in the next post.

In 2016, 20 kilometers north-east of Park Zhangjiajie discovered another interesting place - Grand Canyon with a fully transparent bridge. When it opened, it became the longest and highest glass bridge in the world.

For convenience, information on how to get to Zhangjiajie and where it is better to stop, I brought. But here I once again note that if you are planning to visit the National Park of Zhangjiajie, it is best to stay on the eve of the southeast entrance to the village of Southyast Gate (Wulingyuan, Southeast Gate, Kit. 武陵源, 东南门). Just below on the map below it is marked as Entrance B.

Well, let's see the great creature of nature? From our hotel to the southeast entrance to the park 25 minutes walk or 5 minutes by taxi. In order not to waste time, catch a taxi for 10 yuan to the park.

How much is a ticket to Zhangjiajie National Park?

There are 2 types of entrance tickets:

• For 4 days. The cost of the input ticket of 248 yuan for an adult, 163 yuan for beneficiaries.
• For 8 days. The cost of the input ticket 301 yuan for an adult, 196 yuan for beneficiaries.

Notes:

• Children from 1.2 to 1.5 meters increased by a preferential ticket, students under 24 years old, pensioners aged 60-70 years.
• For persons with the 1st or 2nd group of disabilities and retirees over 70 years old, the cost of the entrance ticket for 3 days - 60 yuan, for 7 days - 80 yuan.
• Free ticket is provided to Chinese military personnel, journalists and children growth to 1.2 meters.

When buying your finger is scanned, so if you come the next day, it will be enough to make a finger to the turnstile. Together with the tickets give a park card with routes and stops. It is possible to navigate through the park between the main points on free shuttlers that run every 10-15 minutes. Bus stops at the main attractions on the map below marked "P". The cost of tickets for additional transport I will write in the process of describing the route.

Schedule Park

• Park works every day from 07.00 to 18.00
• Cable car operating time from 07.30 to 16.00, down from 07.30 to 18.00
• Buses run from 07.00 to 18.00

Map of National Park Zhangjiajie

For convenience, I post a map of National Park Zhangjiajie

Route visits to National Park Zhangjiajie

Park share to the top and bottom plateau, between which you can move onto the funicular and a huge elevator in the rock. There are many routes, there are including hiking trails. We took 1 full day to visit the park, so we decided to move clockwise.

We go to the park, sit on the bus and go to the railway station, where the first stop is waiting for us - Ten-Mile Natural Gallery (Ten-Mile Natural Gallery, Kit. 十里 画廊)Located in the northwestern part of Suos Valley at the foot of Mount Tianji . Little railway line of 5.8 kilometers (the map is marked with gray) runs through the picturesque landscapes of unusual rocks. The path takes 10 minutes. Travel in both sides of 52 yuan per person. If you don't want to spend money, then there is a path, which will take no more than 30 minutes.

On both sides, many tops look like a statue as if cut out by someone. The most famous peak - Old Grass Collector (Herb Collecting Old Man, Kit. 画廊 采药 老人 图片). He is a symbol of this valley and looks like an old man with a basket on the back, collecting medicinal herbs.

Not far from the collector of herbs, you can also see the towering peak, which, according to Local, reminds a person with crossed legs, and near him a smaller series. This composition is called Immortal, worshiped Guaniain (Immortals Worshipping Guanyin, Kit. 观音 十里 画廊). According to the legend, it is said that the highest peak is the Deity of Guanin, and 19 submitted, asking for mercy to this world and blessed people with a happy life.

At the end stop can be seen 3 sisters (Three Sisters, Kit. 三 姐妹).

Admire on monkeys living in a cage.

And to invest the first money in the Chinese economy, peering into various counters in which Chinese trace, postcards, wood and glass products are sold. Cooking a wooden fruit basket, return back by train and go to the stop.

Next point - bailong Elevator (Bailong Elevator, Kit. 百龙 电梯). He is in the area Yuanjiajie (Yuanjiajie) and installed in the mountains of the same name, and Biilong itself is translated as "one hundred dragons" and is considered the highest external elevator in the world, its height is 326 meters. When you approach this construction, your legs are cut, and the lens cannot fully fit it in one picture.

We go upstairs. The cost of lifting 72 yuan per person. On the way to the elevator there are posters from the movie "Avatar".

Lifting time takes 2 minutes. At first, part of the lift passes in the rock, but then this height opens the outstand and you no longer know what to do, whether to take pictures, or be afraid. If you get out of the elevator and turn right, you can find a cool viewing platform to the elevator itself.

Little having loved the views and fashionable Chinese sneakers with pandas, we moved on to the bus stop, already at an altitude of more than three hundred meters.

Arriving to one of the most important points of the park, McDonalds was discovered. Suddenly. But we decided to still support the local manufacturer and tried unknown fruit for us - Youngmy, a Chinese strawberry tree or a mountain peach. Juicy and tasty.

So, the hiking path lies along the cliff. There are viewing platforms from which breathtaking panoramas opens. Where types are especially good for photographers, which for a fee will make you a snapshot for memory.

The weather was not solar, sometimes the mountains enveloped the White Pelney. And it is not clear whether it is a clouds, or the fog, however, anyway, all this added some mysticism, visually it seemed that the mountains were filled, and you are as if on another planet, as if you were in the truth now from somewhere Men. But, by the way, they.

Overcoming several hundred meters we approached the most important exhibit. Mount Jiankunzhu (Qiankunzhu, Kit. 乾坤柱) A more than a kilometer and consisting of quartz sandstone is translated as a column of the southern sky and has a deep philosophical value.

Qian (䷀) - the first trigram in the ancient Chinese philosophy and-jing, a symbol of a male start, sky, sun, father, her husband, fortresses.
Kun (䷁) - the second trigram in the ancient Chinese philosophy and Jing, a symbol of female start, land, moon, mother, wife, subject.
Zhu - pillar, column.

Deciphering the trigms, we get another name "Column between Heaven and Earth", which, as for me, sounds much better.

In 2010, commerce defeated philosophy when the Western media extended information that this mountain was based on the creation of the Pandora Pandora from the movie Avatar. After some time in order to develop tourism, Mount Dali new name - Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, Kit. 阿凡达 - 哈利路亚山). And immediately came up with a clogged slogan: "Pandora is far away, and Zhangjiajie is close!".

However, despite the fact that the park is promoted at the international level, in fact we walked through this fleet the only Europeans. By the way, my girl is blonde, and these 2 weeks in China she was a celebrity. Here and here every 10-15 minutes they were trying to us either to attach, so that we would fall into someone's lens, or was openly asked to take a picture together.

Further on our way - The first natural bridge under the sky (The first Natural Bridge Under Heaven, Kit. 天下 第一 桥). It connects two peaks at an altitude of 360 meters and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest natural bridge in the world.

You can buy a lock on the bridge in love with 40 yuan, ask to cut the names and hang it, and throw the key into the abyss. It is said that after that the family will be happy and strong. True, it will be not easy to find a place for your camp - railing and stairs closely around thousands of castles. It seems to me that from time to time they are written.

Passing to the end of the paths, we leave already to another stop. Here we found the post office, but my attempts to find out whether our postcards will come to Russia were not crowned with success.

In order to get to the next attraction, which is already in another area Yangjiajie (Yangjiajie)next to the same feature, we go out at the next stop "Wulong Village" and go to a small tracking. First go down, and then on the T-shaped intersection turn up to the right. Compared with previous paths, this is a fairly steep rise, and some stairs seem to be about to break.

But at the end of the rise, surprise awaits us - Mansion Tianbo (Tianbo Mansion, Kit. 天波府). Hence the amazing panorama on Great natural wall Stone pillars (The Natural Great Wall). A distinctive feature of this place is narrow and high natural rock walls other than typical pillars.

After descending back to the T-shaped intersection and go in the opposite side to the next viewing, which is called One step to the Heaven (One Step to the Heaven, Kit. 一步 登天).

I will say that the first was more interesting. Although it is also beautiful, but after spending half of the day in the park you are already starting to get used to and "wow-effect" disappears a little. Someone manages even sleep.

Return back to the bus stop and go to the area Tianzi (Tianzi) To the final attractions today. The highest peak of Tianji Mountain, also called the Son's Mountain Son, is the highest point in the park, its height is 1182 meters. Friends, just look at this beauty!

Well, plunge a little in history? Mount Tianzzi until the reign of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) was called "Mount Qing Yang." In 1353, Xiang Dakun (Xiang Dakun), the leader of the ethnic group of Tujs, began the uprising in the area and declared himself as Tianji, which means the son of the sky and is the traditional synonym for the Chinese emperor. In 1385, Xiang Dakun collided with a fierce siege of the army, who was commanded by the emperor Zhu Yuanzhan (1328-1398), the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, about which we have already heard. Unfortunately, Xiang died in the battle and fell into the Shantan Bay. To show their respect Xiang Dakuan, the settlements were restored, and the mountains called the name Tianji. The legend says that sometimes the sounds of the drums, Rzhanye of horses and cries of people, as if an ancient medieval battle continues somewhere at the bottom!

Nothing confuses? Right. There is no bay here. So called Valley of the Heavenly Resident (Sentang Gulf, Kit. 神堂湾)where we headed. In order not to go in the opposite direction, you need to ask the driver to stay a little earlier than the extreme stop. In the heart of the gorge there is a dark pool and there is only one way there - a terrible staircase, as if leading to the abyss. Shantan's bay still remains untouched human tracks, like a mythical maze with bottomless gorge, which bathes in the fog all year round. And again fascinating panoramas make us freeze us for a moment to capture this extraordinary beauty forever in memory.

At the final stop of the main route we fall into hE Long Park (He Long Park, Kit. 贺贺 公园), named after the Chinese revolutionary Marshal He Luna. Tianji district was one of his hostilities in the 1930s. In these parts, he organized the Soviet Red Army with a number of more than 200,000 people and in 1935 joined Mao Zedun to support him in the uprising. After he headed the guerrilla forces in Northwestern China, both in the civil war in China and during the Sino-Japanese war, and in general, achieved success in expanding communist control. By the end of 1945, he commanded the force of 170,000 military personnel. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he held a number of civil and military posts, and in 1955 he was assigned the honorary title of Marshal (in total in China 10) for an invaluable contribution to the victory of the Communist Party. In order to perpetuate the memory of the Great Marshal, at the 90-year birthday celebration in 1986, the Government of the city of Zhangjiajie was founded by the park and the sememeter bronze statue was erected by about 9 tons. She is the biggest in China.

Bypassing the bronze statue we find ourselves Emperor Platform (Tianzi Sightseeing Platform, Kit. 天子 观景台)With which the next breathtaking landscapes opens. Of course, the amazing things do nature, somewhere created huge canyons, somewhere the magnificent ensemble from the rivers and lakes, and here it does not fit where they appeared on the mountains from each other, which seem to stand on a thin leg, and something will wait. After 10 minutes, this beautiful picture was again covered by white pelle. The weather here is completely unpredictable. It is believed that the best time for visiting Zhangjiazz is spring and autumn.

Time to closing the park remained not so much, the shutters cease to run at 18.00, and we still need to go down on the funicular, so we make the last jerk towards the pagoda, which is called Pavilion Son of God (Tianzi Pavilion, Kit. 天 18). Here you can also have a snack, buy souvenirs or go inside.

Further from the Pagoda takes its beginning a long hiking descent to Suos Valley (remember, at the very beginning of it and started?). Of course, we will not go down on it, and we will pass only down a couple of hundred meters to capture the final and one of the most important attractions of the park - Imperial Brushes or Yube Feng (Imperial Writing Brush Peaks or Yu Bi Feng, Kit. 御 笔峰). These are detached sandstone columns, surrounded by mountain green peaks. The tops of more massive peaks smoothly flow into thinner. The name of the Jubie Feng is derived from the brush used by the imperial calligrapher, where the thickest end goes into a thin brush. The legend states that stone brushes belong to the very king of Xiang. It is said that it was these places that served as the Park to be on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Well, it's time to go back to the ground, for this, towards the Park He Hue Longs and sit on another bus, which delivers us to the top station of Tianzi cable car (Tianzi Cable Car, Kit. 天 18 索道, the cost of which is 67 yuan per person. Well, finally, I probably want to say to His visitors: "You still have not realized all my majesty and power? So get a flight on my planet!".

Time flew here imperceptibly. Of course, one day to inspect the park is completely not enough, but to be honest, it is also no longer necessary, especially considering that there are other attractions in the vicinity, but the park Zhangjiajie will definitely enter the top of the most amazing places on the planet that I happened To see Such places are remembered for a lifetime and give rise to inspiration and passion for traveling.

In China, in the north of Hunan Province, there is a Zhangjiajie National Park, which was created one of the first in the country. It includes protected natural territories Tianzisishan, Zhangjiajie, Santsji, Suzia, Yangjuzyzie, as well as Lake Baofen.

In Zhangjiajie National Park (Hunan Province) can be visited throughout the year. Spring gives this unique nature reserve. Fragrances of tropical flowers and magnificent greens, summer - stunning vegetation and mountain coolness, autumn fascinates the riot of paints, winter wraps in fluffy snow cover, turning the park in a fairy tale.

Zhangjiajie: History

Thanks to several photos in popular publications and paintings by artists who were written in Wooljuna, the world learned that the Natural Pearl is located in China's mountains. The Chinese government officially recognized the forest part of the Region of Wool'yuan National Park Zhangjiajie. He entered the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

Ten years later, the ministry significantly expanded this territory, and in 2004 a huge natural geopark entered the worldwide network of national parks.

Description

Zhangjiajie is the National Forest Park, the territory of which is divided into several large zones, each of which is distinguished by its features and picturesque landscape. The park is a huge sandstone pillars located above the rainforest, maze of karst caves, majestic waterfalls, amazing travertines, a picturesque lake, powerful rivers.

Mount TianMeshan

Locals are more often called her Tianmene. Her height is one and a half thousand meters. This mountain is famous for a very high cave "Heavenly Gate". Its height is one hundred thirty-two meters, length - sixty meters, width - fifty-seven. The cave arose as a result of erosion. During the collapse of the mountain, a huge block of rocks broke. Sometimes this cave is called fabulous thanks to believe that it is connected with heaven.

"Yellow Dragon"

Zhangjiajie National Park, whose photo you can see in this article, is famous for its caves. One of the most beautiful in the world is the four-tier Karst Cave "Yellow Dragon". Its height is more than 140 meters, and the depth is about fifteen kilometers.

Inside there are thirteen halls, more than a hundred galleries, four waterfalls, two underground rivers and three lakes, thousands of stalagmites, stalactites, stalagmatites. The rarest stalagmitis reaches twenty meters in height and only ten centimeters in diameter.

Yangjuzyzze

In the north-east, Zhangjiajie National Park is adjacent to this environmental territory. It includes a stream of Xianggy, Longzuan and Bayhou Valley. These places are known for the steep steep cliffs and the dragon source waterfall. It dumps the streams of water from a high rock, which is very picturesque wrap up ivy and amazingly beautiful flowers.

Lift Baylung

Every year, an increasing number of tourists are interested in Zhangjiajie National Park. How to get here, we will tell a little later, but still continue to get acquainted with its sights.

For tourists in the park, all conditions have been created for a comfortable inspection of a unique reserve. Most tourist routes are related to the funiculos and cableways, which make it easier to rise to the tops.

Bailong Elevator glass elevator (Bailong Elevator) was created to deliver tourists to three hundredth mountains. It is located in the very center of the park and connects the upper and lower level of the reserve. Before his appearance, tourists were forced to climb the stairs. The road was rather tedious and long. Today, most travelers prefer to quickly rise on a glass elevator. If you are lucky, then you can be in the first rows of passengers, which will allow you to admire the stunning views that are open from the lift overview glass.

It should be noted that this elevator is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest, high, which has an open review and also the most powerful - at the same time he is able to raise fifty people.

Glass bridge

This unique structure was opened in the park in August 2016. Zhangjiajie National Park, whose photo fascinated, became the owner of the longest and high glass bridge in the world. The author of the unusual project was the architect Haim Dothan. The cost of development, and then the project implementation amounted to almost three and a half million dollars.

The design is located at an altitude of three hundred meters above the deep precipice. The length of the bridge - four hundred thirty meters with a width of six meters. The glass bridge in the National Park Zhangjiajie connects two rocks and consists of steel, especially durable designs and ninety of nine plates of three-layer glass. This building can withstand eight hundred people at the same time.

Interestingly, on the day of his solemn discovery, the number of people wishing to see the construction with their own eyes amounted to a record figure - eight thousand people. Everyone who was lucky enough to visit on this day Zhangjiajie National Park, the reviews left enthusiastic. You can not compare a walk over the bottomless precipice, which you can consider through glass plates.

Because of the huge influx of those who wish, after two weeks, the Park administration temporarily closed the bridge to reconstruction. However, the management assured that this is not related to any damage. After conducting preventive work on strengthening the construction of the bridge, the bridge was again opened to visit.

Creek "Golden Knut"

This zone is recognized as the easiest to study, as it is located at the foot of the mountains in the valley and does not have cool lifts. Along the stream, the pedestrian trail stretches almost eight kilometers. From this zone, you can take a rise in Yuanziazie or stroll to the village of yellow stone.

Tourists note that the walk here is very pleasant - it is felt so desirable unity with nature. Crowds of tourists are found only in some areas, so you can enjoy the noise of water in the stream, the funny chirping of birds, picturesque views of the mountains.

In this zone, on one of the stops, very cunning monkeys live. Tourists try to treat them with all sorts of sweets. Do not do that. These cute, at first glance, animals are very cunning and clever - they absolutely can leave you without wallets, phones and other valuable things. In addition, they often show aggression towards a person.

Vegetation

The Chinese National Park Zhangjiajie is striking tourists with a variety of flora and her beauty. Scientists believe that a tropical wet climate and a variety of relief contributed to the appearance of thick forests in Southuyan. Vegetation here develops much faster than in the neighboring provinces of the country.

On the territory of the park more seven hundred seventy plant species grows. Among them there are very rare samples. These include gingco two-sighted, chestnut is soft (chinese), pigeon tree, and on the plains travelers can see compact tangerine groves.

But a special impression on the park's visitors produce white large strips of pigeons, which resemble a huge flock of white pigeons.

Animals in the park

Zhangjiajie National Park has become a hometown for more than five hundred species of different animals. Twenty-eight of them belong to rare, and therefore are under constant protection. These include:

• golyanaya Salamandru;
• big panda;
• golden currency monkey;
• leopard.

• In the 20th century, the waterfall unexpectedly collapsed in the gorge from the top of Mount Mountain. It happened four times. Water streams broke out for fifteen minutes, and then unexpectedly stopped.
• The stairs with 999 wide steps, you can go to the cave "Heavenly Gate".
• Along the top of the array, at an altitude of 1500 m, a pedestrian walkway was laid. Over especially picturesque and steep cliffs, it was performed from high strength glass.

China, Zhangjiajie National Park: How to get there?

If you want to see unusually beautiful landscapes, then you need to visit this unique place. To see Zhangjiajie National Park, it is necessary to start to get into the same city of the same name, and then get to small villages located at the entrances to the park. There are several ways to get to the city: by plane, train, bus. Consider each of them in more detail.

Plane

If you are planning to visit the Zhangjiajie National Park and spend as much time as possible on the road, then you will suit you more than others. The aircraft can fly from other major cities in the country. The airport is located five kilometers from the city center. Flights from Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Siane, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Uhani, Tianzin and other cities of the country are made here.

From the airport to the city you can get by bus or taxi, which will take you to the entrance to the park for 100 yuan ($ 15).

By train

Zhangjiajie National Park is raised by the interest of all tourists who come to the country, so the train is sent from many. We want to warn that this option is suitable for those who have stock of free time and patience. A small certificate: the road from Beijing to the destination takes about twenty-six hours, and the ticket will cost sixty dollars (reserved) and a hundred (coupe). Zhangjiajie Railway Station is convenient - not far from the city center and the airport.

Bus

There are several bus stations in the city. They arrive flights from different cities in China. The schedule of departure, the cost of the trip, the time on the way must be specified on the bus station.

When you arrive in the city convenient for you, it will remain to find the Zhangjiajie National Park (China). How to get to the territory of the reserve? It is necessary to go to one of the entrances that are small villages. There you can stay for the night.

The nearest entrance to the city is 32 km away, and it is called the village of Zhangjiajie. At forty kilometers from the city there is entrance in the area of \u200b\u200bWooljuan. The third is the most remote from the city. It is located at the Tianzi Mountain and is not too popular with tourists.

Where to settle?

In the city of Zhangjiajie, a good selection of hotels is offered, but, settling here, you will have to spend money and time on the road every day. And this is about two hours a day. It is more expedient to stay in the village at the entrance to the park - you will save time on the road.

In almost all of these villages there are several comfortable hotels. If you wish, you can settle at the hotel on the territory of the park, if, of course, you are not frightened by Spartan accommodation conditions: there are often interruptions with light, water, disconnecting the Internet. After the park is closed, living tourists can not leave its territory, which, you see, not very convenient.

Work time and visiting cost

Throughout the year, you can visit the Zhangjiajie National Park. The time of work depends on the season:

• in the summer - from 7.00 to 19.00;
• in winter - from 7.30 to 17.00.

In the summer it is not hot here at all, and in winter there are no strong frosts.

Admission tickets can be purchased two types:

• for seven days - 298 yuan;
• 4 days - 245 yuan.

• It is better to come to the park early, then you will have the opportunity to enjoy natural beauties in relative silence.
• If you want to use the elevator Baylong, then it is also better to do in the morning and go down to 16:00. Otherwise, you can spend about four hours in the queue.
• In the park will have to walk a lot, so prepare comfortable shoes so that it does not rub. The same can be said about clothes: it must be comfortable.
• To preserve the forces to inspect the park, combine hiking using cable car and lift.
• Going to the park, be sure to take the card (you can buy it at the entrance), sunscreen, cash, water and food. Buy products on the territory of the park you can, but the prices for them are overly overestimated. The most accessible in these stores fruits, corn, fried potatoes (approximately 10 yuan).
• Chinese and foreign students, students in China, can purchase tickets for half. But this applies to young people up to 24 years. When buying preferential tickets, you must present a passport.
• Store purchased tickets Separately from friends or relatives. The fact is that each of them knocks out the number to which fingerprints are tied. If you take a husband's trip, a friend, the system will refuse to skip you through the turnstile.

National Forest Park Zhangjiajie, or, as it is often called, Avatar Park (张家界 国家 森森 公园 Zhāngjiājiè Guójiā sēnlín gōngyuán) - this is a unique natural miracle in the south-west of China. It is located in Hunan's province (湖南省 Húnánshěng) in more than 300 km from the capital of the province - Changsha cities (长沙 Chángshā) and refers to the Mountain System of Walreshhan.

The main heritage of the park is the bizarre rocks, which pillars rise to the sky. Such an amazing landscape was formed as a result of prolonged weathered and flushing rocks.

It was one of those places, which I dreamed of visiting from the moment I learned about his existence for the first time. Even living in China, it was not easy to go on this trip, it was necessary and to fit the time, and calculate finance. But in the fall of this year, the fact that I was waiting for so long: my husband gave me a day of birth to the amazing world of "soaring rocks". This gift will really remember for life.

It is said that local landscapes were among those who inspired the director of the film "Avatar" to create the soaring mountains of Planet Pandora. This served as a kind of advertising for the park, and after the release of the film on the screens, the flow of tourists in Zhangjiazz increased significantly. Grateful Chinese even renamed one of the mountains in Avatar-Aliluya, and several "avatars" on the park were installed on the territory of the park, next to which the queues are usually built. And indeed, during walks in the park I got the impression that I was somewhere on another planet, so incredible landscapes sometimes opened before his eyes.

In addition to picturesque landscapes, here is a rich Flora and Fauna. Some species of plants, birds and animals found in these mountains are listed in the Red Book, for example, the Giant Salamander, Cyvette, Pangoline, Smoky Leopard, Macak Russe and many others.

Visiting Zhangjiajie I stayed at 100% satisfied. Despite the fatigue and "cotton" legs, I got so many impressions that even described it is difficult. All lovers of nature and unusual landscapes this park will definitely have to do. In my personal list of natural beauty, he took the honorable third place after Plateau Bolaven () and the Park.

When planning a visit

Zhangjiajie National Park is open for visiting all year round, but not always the weather allows us to enjoy the nature of full. Therefore, when planning a trip you need to decide what kind of landscapes you want to see and what you expect from a visit.

The optimal season for inspection of the park is the autumn, especially the period from September to the beginning of November. At this time of year, there is almost always sunny weather and the temperature is quite comfortable in order to be in the park from morning to evening. It is said that the mountains are best visible in the fall.

In winter, for long walks in the park too cold. In addition, due to bad weather, some trails are closed for security reasons, and snowfall and fog can cause bad visibility. But this does not stop tourists who seek to see snow-covered landscapes and almost alone admire the views. Another plus is that tickets at this time of the year are cheaper.

In the spring, the rain period begins in Zhangjiajie, which lasts from March to June. Of course, it is unpleasant to inspect the mountains when the sky is increasing from the sky, but it is at that time the fogs stood the valley and many go here to enjoy the effect of "soaring vertices." When the fog hides the base of the mountains, the truth is the impression that the mountains hang in the air. But here already as lucky. Maybe nothing will be able to see the fog of fog.

I was in the park in the 20s of October 2015. Although the weather was turned out to be solar and warm, visibility was still not absolute, at any time of the day a haze was present, which to a greater or lesser extent hid the outlines of the mountains, away and nothing was visible at all .

On the day of our departure, the rain charged for the whole day, but at that time I had already managed to see everything that I wanted. Therefore, planning a trip, it is better to capture one "extra" day in case the weather will bring. If there are no problems with the weather - you can visit neighboring attractions, for example, Lake Baofen, Huanlong Cave or Mount Tianmene.

As for the time required for visiting the park, it is individually. Someone says that he looked after one day, and there is little other than the week. It seems to me that you need at least 2 days, so that without a rush to inspect the main beauty, plus a couple of days to go to nearby tourist places, which also deserve attention.

If you want to avoid a large cluster of the people, then I do not advise you to plan a trip to Zhangjiajie in the first week of May and October because of the holidays, as well as during the summer holidays (July-August).

How to get

To visit the Zhangjiajie National Park, you must first come to the city with the same name, and then get directly to villages at the entrance to the park. Let's start in order.

How to get to the city of Zhangjiajie

There are several ways to get in Zhangjiajie: by plane, train, bus.

Plane

If your goal is to visit Zhangjiajie Park and spend the minimum time on the road, the easiest way to fly by plane from other cities in China. The local airport is just 5 km from the city center. Full name of the airport on Chinese 张家界 荷花 机场 (Zhāngjiājiè héhuā jīchǎng) in English - Zhangjiajie Hehua (Lotus) Airport. Every day he receives flights from Beijing, Siane, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhenia, Qingdao, Changshi, Tianjin, Uhani and other cities in China. Only flights to Busane (Korea) and Bangkok () are available from international flights. The approximate prices for flights in China are listed below:

• from Beijing - $ 110-130 (2 hours 45 minutes in the way),
• from Shanghai - $ 115 (2.5 hours),
• from Guangzhou - $ 70-80 (1.5 hours),
• from Xiane - $ 70-80 (1.5 hours).

From the airport to the city you can get to a taxi or bus, but about the latter, though it is written on the Internet, in fact it is rare. Taxis to the station costs about 15 yuan ($ 2.5), to the city of 20-30 ($ 3-5), depending on where you need. Taxis immediately until the entrance to the park will cost 100 yuan ($ 15). Be sure to trample, because the distance is minimal, and taxi drivers, using ignorance of tourists, began to climb space prices - 200 yuan ($ 30) to the city.

By train

Trains in Zhangjiajie walk from many major cities, but this method is suitable for those who have a lot of free time and patience in stock. For reference: the road from Beijing takes 22-26 hours, and the ticket will cost $ 60 (reserved) or 100 (coupe). From the Shanghai train goes 20-22 hours and costs $ 60/80. By train from Guangzhou can be reached in 13-17 hours, paying $ 50/77, and from the capital of the province, Changshi, in just 5 hours and $ 30/40.

Zhangziazz Railway Station has a very convenient location. It is located next to the city center and the airport, moreover, within walking distance of it, the initial station of the cable car to Mount Tianmen is located (another required place for visiting), as well as a central bus station from which you can reach the National Park Zhangjiajie. The map was laid a route from the airport to the station (distance 4.9 km), and also noted the location of the airport, railway station and the central bus station.

Bus

There are several bus stations in the city for regular flights from other major cities. I was on the central bus station (张家界 中心 汽车站 Zhāngjiājiè zhōngxīn qìchēzhàn), which is indicated on the map above and I know that from there you have buses to Shanghai, Changshi, Uhani, Zhuhuhai and several other cities, it means to come to Zhangjiajie on the bus are also possible. The schedule of departure, travel time and the cost of the ticket should be recognized directly on the bus station.

How to get to National Park Zhangjiajie

After you get to the city convenient for you, the question will arise: and where else? To get to the park, you need to go to one of the entrances to the territory of the reserve, where there are small villages. There you can stay for the night. Judging by the map, there are only three of them:

1. the nearest entrance to the city is 32 km from the city, and many are called the village of Zhangjiajie by the name of the entrance to the park (张家界 国家 森森 公园 门票站 Zhāngjiājiè Guójiā sēnlín gōngyuán ménpio Zhàn), on the map is conditionally marked as input number 1;
2. 40 km from the city there is an entrance to the area of \u200b\u200bWooljuan (武陵源 门票站 WǔlíngyuánménpiÀo ZhÀn) is indicated as input number 2;
3. further is the entrance to the Mount Tianzi (天 子 山 Tiānzǐshān Ménpiào Zhàn) - 50 km from the city, entrance number 3 on the map.

As far as I understand, the entrance number 3 is not particularly popular, because I have not seen any buses before this place, and when preparing information about it did not meet.

Taxi

If you choose a taxi, then you need to know that the distances are small here, and the approximate price from the airport is 100 yuan ($ 15.5), from the city or railway station a little cheaper, 70-80 yuan ($ 10-12). Local drivers are very reluctant to use a taxometer and call the transcendental prices, trying to dilute tourists, so you need to bargain to bargain. Most taxi drivers do not speak English, although sometimes understand simple phrases like "How Much?". But most likely, you will have to be explained with gestures, cards and notes on paper. Be sure to prepare the names of the places you need by hieroglyphs, because the English names are not talking about anything, you can even print pictures for clarity. Also, to avoid misunderstandings, do not forget to specify the cost in advance before landing into the car. In China, I never ordered a taxi in advance. Usually the car can be caught on any street, besides, they are definitely "duty" in all tourist destinations.

Bus

Unlike a taxi, the passage on the bus is very cheap, to get to Wooljuna costs only 12 yuan ($ 2). I decided to choose a budget version and, saving a decent amount, was pleased.

Starting from 6 am, buses depart from the central bus station (家界 中心 汽车站 Zhāngjiājiè zhōngxīn qìchēzhàn), which is located next to the train station. In the season, the last flight departs at 19:30, and in the winter an hour earlier. The road takes a little less than an hour.

Since I arrived in Zhangjiazier by train, I easily found a bus station. If you go to the end of the station Square and become back to the station building, then MacDonald's will be visible on the left side and the entrance to the station is located right next to it. In the screenshot you can see what the desired building looks like.

Then you need to pass through the waiting room on the site with buses and find a minibus with hieroglyphs 武陵源. Usually there are several of them, the drivers will prompt which will be sent faster. Tickets do not need to buy in advance at the box office, everything is paid already on the bus. In the course of the movement, the driver will do a few stops, picking up and planting the local. If you are traveling to the village of Zhangjiajie (input 1), then you need to inform the driver in advance, but it does not drive there, it falls out only on turning to her. If you are going to Oil'yuyan (input 2), then the stop you need the final, and you can not be afraid to skip it. In Southwean, the bus arrives at the station from which you can walk or take a taxi to the hotel or entrance to the park.

Where to stay

As for housing, there are several options. The first is to move to the hotel in the city of Zhangjiajie, the second is to get to any entrance to the park and stay there, the third is to settle in the territory of the park itself.

1. In the city of Zhangjiajie, a good selection of hotels, restaurants, many ways to spend leisure. But settling in the city, you will have to spend time and money on the road to the park and back, and this is about two hours a day. Not very convenient, agree?
2. Staying in a village at the entrance to the park, you can save time on the road and not to be so cut off the world as inside the park. In the villages, also a good selection of hotels and cafes.
3. You can stay in the park itself, but, as I understood from hotel reviews, accommodation conditions inside Spartan Park: There may be interruptions in the supply of light, water, internet problems. Leaving the park's limits after closing can not, besides, the choice of food and products is limited. Money needs to be removed in advance, because there is no money on the territory of the park nor the card can not be paid.

Before the trip, I long studied the option and stopped my choice on the village of Wool'yuan. I can say that I did not regret whose. My hostel was a 10-minute walk from the park, in addition, there was a sufficient number of shops, a market for fruit and souvenirs, an ATM and a cafe with decent food. Many accommodation options, for every taste and wallet: There are budget hostels, and expensive hotels.

I stayed at the Hostel Wulingyuan Tuniu Youth Hostel. The accommodation booked in advance at an unfair site and realized what was done correctly when, arriving at the place, I saw Full's inscriptions almost on every door. When communicating with a guy from the reception, it was possible to find out that in the season all housing is revealed for a month. In a hostel, I was given a map of the park and made a visit to the route, for which this particular thanks! In principle, I can say that I was satisfied with the housing, given the price-quality ratio, I got what I paid for: a clean and tidy room, breakfast with decent food in a nearby cafe, a convenient location. In the institution, which provided us breakfasts, I dined, because of all the places on our street it was the cleanest and attractive. Almost all foreigners, whom I met in the park and village, also ate there. But I did not remember the name, unfortunately.

Park work time and cost of entrance tickets

When you first visited the park, I focused on the opening time, which was indicated on the card, received at the hotel. It contained that the park starts work at 6:30, so at the beginning of the seventh I was already at the entrance gate. But it was still closed and wishing to get to the park, besides me and my companion, was not observed. In 15-20 minutes, Chinese groups began to flow. The park opened at 7 o'clock, but by this time the crowd was just a huge. So look for yourself as more convenient, but I recommend coming to the opening or even earlier. Approximate opening hours:

• In the summer from 6:30 (7:00) - 19:00
• In winter from 7:30 - 17:00

The cost of entrance tickets

You can purchase 2 types of tickets:

• ticket for 4 days for 245 yuan ($ 38),
• ticket for 7 days for 298 ($ 46).

Prices are on a high season, in winter the ticket is worth 145 yuan ($ 22).

Separately charged:

Chinese and foreign students who receive education in China have the opportunity to buy a ticket for half the price, but everything turned out to be more difficult here than in other places that I visited earlier. When buying preferential tickets introduced an age limit: Students over 24 years pay the full cost. At the same time, it simply will not adjust the date of birth in the student, because when buying a discount ticket, you also need to present a passport. Children tall up to 120 cm admission is free, from 120 to 150 cm half of the cost, as well as people of the retirement age from 60 to 69, those who are even cheaper, but I do not know whether it is distributed to people of all nationalities or only the Chinese.

The price includes movement on buses between the park stops.

Input check is quite strict. Each ticket knocks out the serial number, to which, at the first occasion, the fingerprints are tied to the territory. I had such a story: I visited the park together with my husband, and our tickets were kept in one place, the next day we just took them, without disassembling where whose, and went to pass the turnstile, but the system refused to skip us. It turned out, we confused our cards, and it is impossible to pass on someone else's.

As a conclusion, do not buy tickets from the hands, even if the offer will seem tempting, and keep your ticket in a safe place, because if you lose it, you will have to buy a new one.

It is better to come to the park early, then there is a chance to enjoy species in relative silence. If you plan to use the Baylong elevator, it is best to send it to it since the morning, as soon as the park opens, and go down to 3-4 pm, otherwise you can spend the queue of about 4 hours. Or all avoid this way to lift up.

I was lucky, as I said, on the first day of the park visits, we came even before it is discovered, therefore, among the first, I bought tickets and went to inspect the sights. When we arrived at the elevator, there were no queues yet, and we had to rise up without any problems.

Take into account that you have to walk a lot of walk, so take care that the shoes are comfortable and not rubbed. Clothes should also be comfortable. It will not hurt to take a leucoplasty with me.

The distance in the park is very large, and it is hard to rise in the mountain, and it often takes a lot of time, so it is better to combine the use of cable cars with hiking routes. If we hope only for your legs, you can not meet the time and miss some of the attractions. It is most convenient to climb onto a cable car, and down to go down on foot.

On some trails there are a lot of wild monkeys.

Some of them are aggressive in relation to people, so do not tease them, hold their valuables tightly, the camera, telephone. In places of cluster monkeys, it is better not to carry anything at all in the hands, but to hide everything in a bag or backpack. On my eyes, the monkeys were pulled out in people from the hands of the packs and climbed with them on a tree or ran into the forest. And do not think that they do not know how to stand up, a monkey can bite, after which they will have to go to the hospital and make injections, such cases also happened. Therefore, with wild animals, expect caution.

Collecting in the park, take a card with you, cash, sunscreen, raincoat, water and food. Product prices in the fleece itself are very high, so it is better to capture something with you, but inside you can buy fruit, fried potatoes, corn (about 10 yuan - $ 1.5).

But in the cafe located on the territory of the park, prices are simply cosmic, so besides McDonalds, who got here, we didn't eat anywhere else.

What to see in Zhangjiajie National Park

In the photo the card, which I was given in my hostel, and for which I was focused when visiting the park. In my opinion, this is the most understandable and convenient map of possible. Despite the fact that it distorts the scale, getting an idea about the structure of the park is still possible. Purchased on the Internet, I did not find anything more sensible.

It is important to know that in the park there are two main planes of movement: the lower (in the valley) and the top (on the mountains). There are also two lines of free buses, some of them run at the foot of the mountains (the map shows purple, buses themselves are also purple), others on top on the mountains (red line on the map, beige buses). Accordingly, the stop icon is also marked either red or violet, and its color says to which route this stop is applies. Green marked pedestrian trails. What I like in this map is that the approximate time is on the way from one point to another, although it does not always correspond to reality. Depending on the number of days allocated to the Inspection of the Park, you can plan different routes.

In general, the territory of the park is divided into several zones, each of which is special and picturesque in its own way. I failed to figure out the exact number of these most zones. The information on this is controversial, in some guidebooks they write that the park is divided into 6 separate sections, but they are noted on my map 7. At the same time, another important part of the park on my card is not highlighted in a separate zone, therefore it turned out such confusion. On the map below I tried different colors to conventionally designate all these zones, I got them 8.

• Red - Mount Tianzza;
• Blue - Yuanziazie;
• Yellow - Janziazie;
• Orange - Cunning Golden Corn;
• White - Juanshizhai, or the village of Yellow Stone;
• Salad - Yaoczyzhazhai, Yastreb village;
• Pink - Daguandai;
• Purple - Bowls.

Yuanjiajie (袁家界 yuánjiājiè)

Zone Yuanziazz is one of the most visited and popular territories of the park, and it is her landscapes most often with the "Avatar Mountains". If you do not rise to the top of foot, and take advantage of Baylong elevator or get from other park areas by bus, then it is quite easy to pass it.

This part of the park is famous for the "first heavenly bridge" (天 下 一 桥 Tiān xià dì Yī Qiáo) and a column, which has recently wears the name "Alillauya" (哈里路亚山 Hālǐlùyà shān).

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Having heard enthusiastic reviews, it was decided to immediately go here. It can be said that this part of the park has become the first thing I saw in Zhangjiajie after Baylong elevator, so I was shocked by opening species. But walking in the park a few days, I can not say that this place is the most worthy. Nature here really tried to fame, but the impression spoils a large influx of tourists. In order to make a photo, you must first stand in line, and then, when your turn come, everything around will be customized or just unceremoniously unpuck from the place of shooting. But at least in order to see a lonely soaring pillar, come here.

Yanjjjiji (杨家界 yángjiājiè)

Zone Yangjuzyzz was opened later than the rest, and has not yet gained such popularity as Yuanjiazie. In terms of its development, she also loses. On the map below the yellow circle is conditionally indicated by the territory of Yangjuzyazz, and the orange inside it is the part that I passed.

According to the map it seems that the distance is small, but it is not easy to go through it. To see at least part, you will have to be pretty exhausted and stand. As on other paths, it is possible to hire porters at an extra charge that will help to overcome the segment of the path. They have prices fixed from one stop to another, but you can try to bargain. On the one hand, this is a grave work that is paid by undermined health, and I would not want to use people like that "slaves", but on the other hand, how else will they earn bread? The Chinese apparently belong to this easier, because they use such services everywhere, but I'm somehow wild.

In this part of the park tourists are waiting for steep steps and close passes between the rocks, rigid iron stairs and cliffs. This looks like one of the vertices, which is called Tianbo Mansion (天波府 Tiān Bōfǔ).

And in the photo below the view that opens it. If it were not for the haze, it would be great, but what is, that is.

I liked it in this part of the park, tourists were not much a lot, views were pleasantly pleased, and the visibility was relatively good.

Mount Tienzie (天 子山 Tiānzǐ shān)

At the time of my visit to the park, the cable car on Mount Tianzza did not work, and the hostel worker did not advise on foot. Later I understood why. Even descending from the mountain on foot, I did not feel the legs, what to say about it to climb. Such a feat can either athletes or the Chinese, who have a claw on the steps and the favorite hobby, and the national tradition :). And I still had many attractions ahead, and I decided to take care of my only vehicle. To visit Tianzi, I arrived until the end point of this part of the park by bus from Yangjuzyzz. Upstairs to great joy there are McDonalds, so it was decided to arrange dinner there, given that there was no longer anywhere else on the territory of the park. And backing up, I went down and simultaneously examined the landscapes. The local cliffs differ slightly from those that managed to see before. On the way there is a pagoda called the Palace of the Emperor (天 18 Tiānzǐ Gé), you can climb and explore the surroundings.

This is what opens the top view - sharp peaks in a midday haze.

The harvester structures from the chair attached to the bamboo sticks are waiting for their passengers, such a picture is found almost every span.

Another beautiful observation, I, unfortunately, did not remember.

Here are wonderful landscapes everywhere, but the road is very overwhelming.

Creek Golden Knut (金鞭溪 jīn biān xī)

The creek of the golden whip is one of the easiest zones for walking, since it is located in the valley at the foot of the mountains and does not provide for steep lifts. The pedestrian trail along the stream stretches almost 8 km. If desired, from this zone, you can start the rise in Yuanziazz or the village of yellow stone. I really liked the walk in this part of the park. It was here that I managed to feel the desired unity with nature.

Noisy crowds of tourists are found only in some areas, and during the rest of the time you can enjoy the singing of birds, the splash of water in the stream and the views of the mountains.

On one of the stops live monkeys, which we tried to feed, but almost parted with all our things. It was the first meeting with these, it would seem for cute animals in Zhangjiazie, and then we did not yet know about their arrogance and possible aggression.

For walking at the bottom you need to take warm things, in the morning the water is very cold, and during the day it does not warm the air everywhere.

The village of Yellow Stone, or Juanshiji (黄石寨 Huángshí ZhÀi)

In this part of the park you can get from the entrance number 1 or come from the entrance number 2 along the stream, which I did. As it turned out, it was possible to climb up the cable car, but I missed it out of sight and climbed on foot. At the beginning of the road, he was written on the mountain: "Whoever did not see the Zhangzyzzi, he did not see, or something like that, of which I concluded that this is a popular place, compulsory for visiting, although I did not hear about him before. On the trail of tourists was surprisingly a little, mostly came across down the groups, which are upwards, apparently rose with the help of a mole.

Here I met a huge number of cute and not very monkeys who distracted from heavy dum and entertained on the road. Throughout the forest, their cries were heard and trees were watched. Many monkeys are completely not afraid of people, go on pedestrian trails, begging, frightened in trash and posing for a photo. Watching them very interesting, but a little scary, because the owners of these places they are, and not we. Some adult males behave aggressively, attack people, take things from them and just frighten tourists. But on the kids to look at one pleasure: they frolic, they play and willingly take pictures.

Somewhere I saw that the path to the top consists of 3,800 steps, but I myself did not consider them. I can say one thing - the hiking lift is not easy, especially when the legs are buzzing from the two previous days, but we mastered it. On the road to the top we went about 3 hours. But at the top of the reward for a hard way to tourists open magnificent landscapes. In the photo below, one of the local attractions is the mountain of five fingers (五 指峰 WǔZHǐ Fēng).

And one more mountain, the names of which I do not know.

In addition, there are still in the area of \u200b\u200bthe zone that I did not visit is Daguangdai (大 观台 Dàguān Tái), Laowuchang (老 LǎOWū CHǎNG) and Yaozi Village (鹞子寨 YÀozi ZhÀi). I was originally planned to inspect them, because I didn't find any interesting information about them on the Internet, and did not fit in time.

Nearby attractions

In addition to the National Park, Zhangjiajie, in this area there are several other natural attractions worthy of the attention of tourists.

Mount Tianmene (天门山 Tiānmén Shān)

This attraction is almost in the city of Zhangjiajie, and getting to it very easily - walk to the initial station of the cable car, which is located next to the railway station. The cable car leading to the mountain is one of the longest in the world, and it offers a breathtaking view of the surroundings, including mountain serpentine from 99 turns.

This mountain road is also one of the features of Tianmene Park. It can be driving on a special bus before the arch "Heavenly Gate". To go to the arc, you need to overcome a difficult rise in 999 steps.

In addition, many tourists are specially coming here to rinse their nerves, walking along the glass path on the edge of the cliff.

The cost of visiting the park includes a ride on a cable car and a bus on serpentine (if desired) and is 258 yuan ($ 40). For a walk on a glass section of the road, it is necessary to separately pay 5-10 yuan ($ 0.8 - 1.5). At the inspection of just one day.

I was not impressed as visiting the park Zhangjiajie as a visit to Mount Tianmean. The impression was spinning that at first I had to stand for more than 2 hours in the queue for the funicular. And the fact that it was very noisy at the top and crowded, the surrounding landscapes stood the haze. By the way, the "fear trail", from which I was waiting for special sensations, and did not seem terrible or exciting, but this is my personal opinion. In the photo the queue from tourists of those who want to walk along the glass bridge.

But I still do not regret the visit to Tianmen Mountain, the next Chinese sight is conquered, and you can put a tick in your list.

The ancient city of Fenghuan (凤凰 城 fènghuáng gǔchéng)

The ancient city of Fenghuang, also known as Phoenix, stands on the river and attracts tourists with its architecture and ancient atmosphere. Special coloring the city gives his wooden houses on stilts along the river, bridges, narrow streets and old boats. In the evening, all this is beautifully highlighted and looks no less impressive.

The path to Fenghuana is not close, so it is preferable to go with the night. The distance from Zhangjiajie about 240 km, and the road by bus takes everything 5 hours. Not so long ago, the city's visit was paid, 148 yuan ($ 23) per person, but you can try to contact the hotel in which you plan to stop and maybe they will help to get through free.

Lake Baofeng (宝峰湖 Bǎofēnghú)

Lake Baofeng is a reservoir that was formed not so long ago as a result of the construction of the dam. Being there, it is difficult to believe that this is the work of human hands, not a miracle of nature, so organically fit into the local landscape.

From the village of Wooljuan you can take a taxi for 10-15 yuan ($ 1.5 - 2.5) or walk on foot, which will take 40 minutes.

The person's entrance ticket costs 96 yuan ($ 15) and includes a small walk on the lake. It passes on a carved wooden boat under the songs of local, dressed in national costumes, which makes it even more exciting and colorful. Here you can see the rocks growing right out of the water and a beautiful waterfall. Place worthy of visits.

Yellow Dragon Cave, or Juanlong (黄黄洞 Huánglóngdòng)

Also near the village of Wool'yuan, there is one of the most beautiful caves in China, a yellow dragon cave. It is perfectly equipped for visiting tourists and amazes with its sizes. In addition to the many halls and corridors, there are several ponds and even rivers, and stalactites and stalagmites, which are highlighted by different colors, create extraordinary beauty views.

You can get to the place on a city bus or taxi for 20 yuan ($ 3). The entrance ticket costs 100 yuan ($ 15) and includes a boat trip inside the cave.

In general, it is really worth going to Zhangzyzz, this trip though it will no longer be cheap, but will delight unique landscapes and attractions, and will leave a lot of pleasant memories.

Park Zhangjiajie. In China, is famous now not only as the most beautiful national forest park, but also as a place, where the sensational "avatar" was shot. It seems to me that we visit here - a big luck. The park falls in love with him at first glance on his extraordinary, soaring in the morning smack of rocks and from the first breath of his fresh forest air.

A little about the history of the park

Chinese National Park Zhangjiajie It was founded in 1982, and soon after that, he was deservedly admitted to UNESCO World Heritage List. In general, these beautiful places were known to humanity, many legends and legends are connected with them. One of them says that a long time ago, during the times of cruel wars, one of the warlords of Clan Yang spread his camp at the foot of G. Tianzz. Since the war lasted for many years and decades, sons and grandchildren of the commander and his army settled these lands. After that, the terrain and acquired its name, which translated from Chinese means "Land Yang."

Zhangziajie has always been popular with tourists, but after the screens came out the fantastic "avatar" and the audiences were glad that this park was the prototype in the film, this park was even greater.

Important! Tourists in the park especially many from May 1 to May 3 and from October 1 to October 7 (National Chinese holidays), as well as in July-August during the summer holidays. If you want to calmly and slowly explore the park, without standing half the time in the queues and not crowded to take a picture of some beautiful place, I really advise you to choose another time for traveling.

Zhangjiajie - Main Attractions

First of all, the park fascinates natural beauty. Stretching on a huge area, the park connects the picturesque mountain landscapes, whose vertices are lost in the clouds, dense green slopes covered with forests and thin sparkling streams of streams and waterfalls.

Did you know? A characteristic feature of the park is frequent fogs, which, gently enveloping the earth, give scenery even more mysterious species.

There are richest flora and fauna in the park, there are many rare animals and plants, among which salamanders, civetpes, macales, ginkgo trees, red wood and many others.
Due to the soft climate and the absence of sharp temperature drops, the park walks in a real pleasure.

Important! Walking on Zhangjiajie will have a lot - I advise you to think about comfortable shoes and clothing in advance. If you are not in the best physical form, or just for the sake of saving time, it is recommended to use cableways to raise on mountain peaks. Though it will require additional financial costs, but will save your strength to explore the sights.

So, what are the most important sights of the park?

Mount Avatar. First of all, most tourists seek to see this attraction, thanks to which the park found a new life.

High lonely mountains, as if soaring in the fog, a lot in the park. Their education is associated with the gradual weathelation of rocks.

Did you know? One of these rocks after the release of the film was even renamed Avatar-Aliluia.

The area of \u200b\u200bthe park, in which "soaring" the mountains especially much, is called Yuanziazz. Here, by the way, there are many sculptures depicting those most avatars - rarely who can resist the opportunity to take pictures with these fabulous characters.

Park Yangjuzyzze. Some consider it a separate fleet, others - only Zhangjiazz zone. Anyway, this attraction makes the crowds of tourists.

Mount Tienzie. This attraction is popular not only due to natural beauty, but also another interesting architectural object is the Imperial Palace.
As for me, it is too loud name for the building of this size, but the structure is really beautiful, made in the traditional.

Creek of the Golden Knuta. It is a very picturesque stream, walking trails along which 8 km stretch. There are not so many tourists here, as elsewhere, so if you want to enjoy the journeys of the stream and the singing of birds in relative loneliness - you are here.

By the way, the big plus of this place is the ease of overcoming the route - the stream is in the valley at the foot of the mountains, so your walk here does not require steep and long lifts.
There are still many valuable and unusual places in the park, but this is perhaps the most important.
Wild monkeys will be found on many routes and park traps. These lovely creatures fall in love with visitors - especially their kids.

Important! But do not lose vigilance - one of the most favorite monkey occupations is theft. They often pull out the hands of tourists packs and bags and run away with them high on the trees.

What to see in the vicinity of Zhangjiajie?

• Mount TianMeshan. The most popular among tourists is Mount Tianmenshan. It reaches 1518 m in height and is one of the main attractions of the terrain.

Did you know? The legend is associated with the mountain that it warns the locals about the upcoming changes. It is said that in front of important historical events from the mountain peak, the waterfall begins to flow.

• Another popular landmark is located on TianMenzane - scenic cave of Heavenly Gate. To the top of the mountain is best to get, using the services of the cable car. By the way, this cable car is the longest in the world. An interesting route is also held here - "Faith trail" in Zhangjiajiewhich is an interesting design: this is a narrow path with a glazed bottom, laid along the cliff. Not everyone is solved through it, although in fact it is absolutely safe.
• Yellow Dragon Cave. No less popular landmark is a huge cave of a yellow dragon, the height of which reaches 140 m. It is one of the largest karst caves on the planet. Thanks to the most beautiful inner "decoration", consisting of bizarre and extraordinary forms and shades, the cave is considered magic. Inside you can also see numerous underground rivers and pools, as well as waterfalls.
• Fenghuang. This, even though a small, but very ancient and beautiful city, attracting tourists, first of all with its architecture. His little wooden houses look in Chinese in Chinese and very picturesque. The atmosphere in the city is indescribable.
• Lake Baofeng. This picturesque reservoir so harmoniously fits into the surrounding landscape, which can not even believe that it does not have natural origin.
• Zhangjiajie - Grand Canyon. Not far from the National Park, there is another popular landmark - Big Canyon Zhangjiajie, where in addition to beautiful walking path and magnificent lake, there is another sign: the suspension glass bridge is the longest and narrow in the world.

Yellow Dragon Cave

Entertainment and Amusement Park

• Undoubtedly, the main entertainment of Zhangjiajie is already a walk in the park.
• In addition, raising on its attractions with cableways or balong elevator Also can become a fascinating adventure.
• There is also own here Little railway. You can comfortably and cheerfully inspect a part of the attractions by traveling on a mini train.
• Many come on Large glass bridge or on the faith pathTo "tickle" your nerves.
• In the park is available many cafes and restaurantswhere you can have a pleasant time and delicious snack.
• In the city of Zhangjiajie, located near the National Forest Park, there are many restaurants and entertainment institutionswhere you can have fun to spend your leisure.

Elevator Bialong

Zhangjiajie National Park - how to get there?

Getting to the park is quite simple.

1. First you need to get to the city of Zhangjiajie. Since there is a private airport, the easiest to fly here by plane. There are regular flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Cendo, Sihan, Shenzhenia, Guangzhou and many others.
2. From the airport you can get either to the city or directly to the park using taxi or bus. If you think about how to quickly get to Zhangjiajie from Beijing or Shanghai, this airfare is the best option.
3. You can also get to Zhangjiajie by train. It will take much more time, but also the cost of such a journey below.
4. If you are so close to Zhangjiajie, you can take advantage bus services. However, from such cities like Shanghai, Changshi, Wuhan, etc. This is also regularly driving buses, but this is not the most convenient way to move - travel by train or plane is much more comfortable. I advise you to choose them to save the strength and nerves for the inspection of the park.
5. From the city You can get to the National Park on the bus or order a taxi.

Important! Taxi drivers like to overestimate the cost of the trip, insist that they use the meter or trample.

I once advise you to choose the sights that you want to see first - there are three entries in the parkAnd you need to get to the entrance to the closest to your chosen objects.

Zhangjiajie Park or Avatar Mountain (video)

Beautiful video about the park Zhangjiajie. Happy viewing!

Prices, promotions and mode of work Park Zhangjiajie

The park work hours differ in the summer and winter period.

• In the summer, the park is open from 6:30 to 19:00, in winter - from 7:30 to 17:00.
• Prices for parking also differ at different times of the year. In winter, a visit is much cheaper.
• You can buy two types of tickets: a ticket for 4 days will cost you approximately $ 38, a ticket for 7 days will cost about $ 46.
• For an additional fee, you can also order a porter service.

Important! The ticket price also includes moving on buses inside the park. For the use of rope roads, elevator and local train will have to be paid separately.

A lot of shares are constantly in the park.

• Students aged up to 24 years Pay half the cost of visiting.
• The same applies to pensioners from 60 to 69 years. People older than 69 years pay even less.
• Children with growth up to 120 cm Can visit the park completely free, and children from 120 to 150 cm also pay half tickets.

I sincerely invite you to visit the Mountains Avatar in China - Favorite National Park Zhangjiajie.
I hope that I reported all the necessary information necessary for travel planning. If you have any questions left either you were already in the park Zhangjiajie and you have something to add to what has been said - I will be very glad to your comments.