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Wulingyuan Tourist Area
eographic location:Northwestern Hunan
Province
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2. Level:AAAAA
Famous scenery:Huangshizhai, Yaozizhai, Jinbianxi,
Shili Gallery, Xihai, Baofeng Lake
Opening hours:6:30 am – 18:30 pm
Wulingyuan is located in the western part of Hunan Province, about
400 kilometers away from Changsha, the provincial capital. This is a
national-level famous tourist scenic spot consisting of Zhangjiajie,
Suoxiyu and Tianzishan. It is listed by the United Nations as a World
Natural Heritage List. The total area is 369 square kilometers,
including 53.5 square kilometers of national first-class protection
areas, 55.5 square kilometers of secondary protection areas, and 203
square kilometers of tertiary protection areas. There are 14 roads
with 70 kilometers and more than 560 scenic spots.
The strata of Wulingyuan Scenic Area are mainly composed of red
sandstone and quartz sandstone. After long-term geological changes,
water flow cutting and weathering and erosion, a rare sandstone peak
and canyon landscape is formed. Thousands of Shifeng dangerous
rock flats are uplifted and their shapes are different. . It is a rare
group of Qixiu Peak, a colorful lake waterfall, a charming cave rock
palace, and a vast green forest. Everything is full of primitive natural
beauty. Visitors come here like entering a magical world and a
flavorful artistic landscape promenade. It is no wonder that many
people sigh “This painting screens!! Wonderland?!”
Geographical environment
Zhangjiajie City is located in the northwestern part of Hunan
Province, the source of the water, the hinterland of Wuling Mountain,
with a total area of 9,563 square kilometers. Its climate belongs to
the mid-subtropical mountain prototype monsoon humid climate,

3. with an average annual temperature of around 16 degrees Celsius and
pleasant seasons.
Before the 1980s, Zhangjiajie was not known to outsiders. Since the
discovery of this magical land by the painter Wu Guanzhong at the
end of 1979, it has spread. Now it has become a rare and
comprehensive comprehensive tourist attraction in the country with a
large scale, including mountains, caves, flats, rafting and ethnic
performances.
Main Attractions
Wulingyuan is a scenic spot in the northwest of Hunan. It is not like
other famous mountains and rivers. The long-established Wuyue,
Huangshan, Guilin and so on have been famous for thousands of
years, while Wulingyuan has been unknown until the 1970s. The
great painter Wu Guanzhong accidentally came here and dumped the
landscape here. He could not help but sigh “the pearl is left in the
mountains.” Since the 1980s, Wulingyuan has finally gained fame due
to the development of tourism. It has also been named because it is
located in the middle of the Wuling Mountains.
Wulingyuan is a national first-class protection zone. It has entered
the UNESCO World Natural Heritage Protection List. It is a rare

4. sandstone rocky forest landform. It has the reputation of “the
labyrinth of nature” and “the first mountain in the world”.
Zhangjiajie is China’s first forest park, with more than 3,000 peaks.
The four walls of the rock peak are like a knife and axe, neat and
strange. The main tourist spots are Huangshizhai, Yaozizhai and
Jinbianxi. “Shanqi Shuixiu” is its characteristic. The famous
photographer Chen Fuli once said: “A good life is famous for
mountain tour, Qingyan wonders into the lens; Sanshan Wuyue
survey is beautiful, and China’s scenery is first.” Suoxi is at the
junction of sandstone and limestone. It is not as steep as Zhangjiajie,
but it is also known as “Shili Gallery” and “Xihai”. Attractions include
Shili Gallery, Xihai, Baofeng Lake and Huanglong Cave. Here the
Tiansheng Bridge is quite dangerous. Zishan has four wonders of
“cloud, moon, night, winter snow”, each with its own charm. The
combination of these three scenic spots constitutes a unique
landscape of Wulingyuan Scenic Spot.
Zhangjiajie
Also known as Qingyan Mountain. Located in the southwest of
Wulingyuan Scenic Area, it is located in the middle of Wuling
Mountain Range and covers an area of 133 square kilometers.
Provincial key nature reserve. In 1982, the Ministry of Forestry
approved the first national forest park with a jurisdiction of about 80

5. square kilometers. For thousands of years, it has not been visited by
tourists since 1979, and it has been officially opened to the outside
world. It is therefore known as the jewel of the landscape. Zhangjiajie
is famous for its rock. More than 2,000 strange peaks and rocks in
the area rise from the ground. Some are like Yuzhu Qingtian, some
are like copper walls, some are dangerous, some are moving like
pontoons, with beautiful moving stories and legends. A group of
strange natural sculptures, such as the Condor’s Whiplash, Golden
Rooster, Xiaohai Golden Turtle, Tianshu Baoyu, Lushan Mother,
Qianlixianghui, Nine Dragons, Xitianjing, Husband Rock, Wanglang
Peak, Drunk Luohan Wait, all into the gods into the painting, vividly.
Zhangjiajie is secluded with water, the mountain spring between the
rock walls and the submerged stream in the pebble in the valley, and
merges into 5 mountain streams such as Tunxi, Huaxi, Jinbianxi, Mine
Cave and Shadaoxi, and 4 white sand springs. 2 cliffs and waterfalls.
The largest Jinbianxi collects other streams and flows down the river.
The lakes are deep and clear, the water tastes moist and sweet, and
the two sides are cut and smashed. Oh, the flowers are blooming,
forming a natural landscape of Danqing. Zhangjiajie also uses Lin
Jianxiu, a green treasure house and a natural zoo. The forest coverage
rate of 97.7% makes the mountains and plains everywhere. The
original secondary forest trees are towering and inaccessible. Among
the 517 species of woody plants in 93 families, there are Wutong Rare
tree species such as ginkgo, Liriodendron, red oak, Padang Mulian,
and Metasequoia. There are many rare birds and animals in the red
rock and green trees. There are 6 orders, 13 families and 41 species of
birds, and 27 species of mammals. The famous ones are backwater
chickens, golden pheasants, red-billed acacias, dragonflies, Macaque,
flying tiger, big cockroach, etc. The climate in Zhangjiajie is warm in
winter and cool in summer, looking at the mountains, looking at the
sea of clouds, watching the sunrise, enjoying the snow, and enjoying
the four seasons. Zhangjiajie’s peculiar geographical features and
beautiful natural scenery have been called “the hero of Mount Tai, the
danger of Mount Huashan, the show of Guilin, the wonder of
Huangshan, and the beauty of the mountains.” There are 5 scenic
spots in Huangshizhai, Yaozizhai and Shadaogou. There are hundreds
of scenic spots.

6. Tianzishan
It is located in the northeast of Wulingyuan Scenic Area, connected to
Suoxiyu in the east and Zhangjiajie in the south, with a total area of
about 100 square kilometers. Provincial key nature reserve. The main
peak Tianzi Peak is 1262.5 meters above sea level, the lowest point is
south 峪, 534 meters above sea level. According to legend, at the end
of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the
leader of the Tujia uprising army turned to Da Kun, claiming to be the
emperor of the family. He once led 30,000 troops to compete with the
court. After the failure was surrounded, he drank three times, from
the Yuanjiajie Shentang Bay rock mouth, even the people jumped with
the horse, turned into the emperor to sit on the peaks and other
strange stones, Tianzishan hence named. The Tianzi Mountain is high
in the middle and low in the surrounding area. It can be viewed from
three sides in the southeast and west. The perspective line is long, the
picture is wide, and the landscape is many. From the high point of
view of Tianzi Mountain, Wulingyuan Qianshan is in full view. All
kinds of newly developed and unique shapes are concentrated on the
mountainside. Dense and steep peaks and columns, spectacular
waterfalls, sacred bridges, rock gates and caves are incomparably
beautiful. In particular, the huge rock wall that is more than 20
kilometers long and up to kilometers is folded into a road, and the
rock mouth and the rock bay are stretched and contracted. On the
rocky raft with an altitude of more than 900 meters, there is a curved
and flat path. There are 69 rock bays along the way, 84 observation
decks, and nature’s ingenuity is amazing. Shentang Bay is surrounded

7. by thousands of acres, covering an area of more than 150 acres. The
bay is deep and the bottom is not strong. It is arrogant and has been
inaccessible since ancient times. Tianzi Mountain has water and
shows, the water is clear by the forest, and the fine water pearls ooze
out from the dissolved rock. The surface of the sandstone with an
altitude of about 900 meters flows to the surrounding area, forming
numerous spring creeks and waterfall curtains. There are 1 overpass,
2 Tianchi, 4 Tianmen, 5 caves, more than 80 observation decks and
several waterfalls scattered in Shijiatang, Chapanta, Laowuchang,
Fengqishan and Huanglongquan. Wait for 5 scenic spots.
Suoxi
It is located in the east of Wulingyuan Scenic Area, connected to
Zhangjiajie in the southwest, and adjacent to Tianzi Mountain in the
northwest. It covers an area of 180 square kilometers. The central
military floor is the seat of the government of Wulingyuan District. It
is now a provincial key nature reserve. The mountainous landforms of
Suoxi and Zhangjiajie and Tianzishan have both commonalities and
unique features.
The peaks here are developed earlier, the peaks are wide, the valleys
are wide, and more than 2,000 peaks rise from the ground. The
Nantianmen, with its megaliths, the Shili Gallery, which is a
fascinating day, the Baizhang Gorge, which is in danger, and the Xihai

8. Stone Forest, which is surrounded by clouds, has become a beautiful
picture. Suoxi Mountain is also beautiful, and the mountain spring
waterfall can be seen everywhere. The stream is smashing and the
flying beads are splashing jade. The Baofeng Lake is light and the
waves are like a mirror; the Qing Dynasty is like a silver belt, and the
nine songs are entangled. The thousand peaks are tightly wrapped
together, driving a leaf boat in the green mountains and green waters
and breaking into the fairyland. The Suoxi 峪 cave is spectacular, and
under the peak of the peak forest, more than 100 caves have been
discovered, forming a limestone cave group unique to Wulingyuan.
There are 10 places in the cave door, including Huanglong Cave,
Camel Cave, Guanyin Cave, Jinji Cave, Yanmen Cave and Niuer Cave.
The caves are surrounded by Qiankun, each with its own unique
scenery, especially Huanglong Cave, which is known as “the first
wonder of the world”. The bridge of Suoxiyu is unique. There are
many stone bridges of various shapes in the Qifeng Mountains in the
area. Among them, the Jiaofeng Bridge of Baizhangxia is the most
spectacular. Suoxi is also a green kingdom with rich vegetation. Rare
plants are all over the mountains, rare birds and animals are rare in
China and abroad. In Yejiagang, Qingsongling, Songjiawan, etc. on the
north bank of Suoxi, there are a total of 1.7 square kilometers of
botanical gardens, concentrating more than 370 kinds of natural tree
species. There are more than 10 rare species. There is also a monkey
garden in the park. The Baihu Hall on the north side of the first line is
home to wild boars, South China tigers, macaques and all kinds of
animals. It is a natural zoo. The mountain singularity, the water
show, the bridge danger, the cave secluded, the sacred charm of
Suoxi, “the majesty of the Three Gorges, the magic of Huihuang
Mountain, the beauty of the river, the warmth of Huaixi Lake”, is a
brilliant pearl of Wulingyuan. “. Centered on the military floor, there
are 8 scenic spots including Xihai, Shili Gallery, Tunxi, Shanzhong
Shuifu, Suoxi Lake, Baizhang Gorge, Baofeng Lake and Huanglong
Cave, including more than 200 scenic spots.

9. History and culture
Wulingyuan and Hengshan won the first
batch of national 5A-level tourist scenic
spot certificates
On August 17, 2007, the National Tourism Administration held a
grand ceremony in Beijing to award the first batch of national 5A-
level tourist scenic spots certificates and signs for 66 tourist
attractions such as Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Tourist Area and Nanyue
Hengshan Tourist Area. Since then, Zhangling Wulingyuan Tourist
Area in Hunan Province and Nanyue Hengshan Tourist Area have
officially become the first batch of national 5A-level tourist
attractions in Hunan Province.
Wulingyuan created the first batch of 5A-level tourist scenic spots in
the country in 2006. The whole city worked together to
comprehensively contrast the creation criteria, closely surrounding
“one purpose” (people-oriented) and “two characteristics” (ecological
naturality, geological uniqueness). ), “three conditions” (entry,
safety, comfort), in the tourism transportation, browsing facilities,
tourism safety, scenic environment, ecological protection, integrated
management, etc., completed 86 hardware and software construction
projects It has achieved the overall goal of faster tourism, more
complete tourism system, more secure travel safety, more sanitation
environment, stricter ecological protection, more standardized
tourism services and more advanced management. It has been

10. accepted by the national 5A tourist attraction. The group is highly
rated.
Zhangjiajie Tianzishan scenery
The Wulingyuan Tourist Area was built in 1989. The core scenic area
covers an area of 396 square kilometers and is famous for its rare
quartz sandstone peaks in the world. The elite attractions include
Tianzi Mountain, Huangshi Village, Yuanjiajie, Huanglong Cave and
Baofeng Lake. After nearly 20 years of development, it has won many
gold medals such as the World Natural Heritage, the World Geopark,
China’s first National Forest Park, and the tourism economy has also
developed rapidly. The tourism belt is very obvious and it is the
Hunan tourism industry. The country is famous for its mature
conditions. Wulingyuan won the first batch of 4A-level tourist scenic
spots in 2001. This successful promotion of the country’s first batch
of 5A-level tourist attractions will create new opportunities for the
comprehensive development of Hunan tourism.

11. Travel Information
Aviation
Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport is located in Hehua Village, Guanliping
Office, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, 5 kilometers away from
the urban area. It is an important traffic project in Hunan Province.
There are 4 roads (101 cycle lines) between the airport and the city to
and from the two places.
At present, Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport has opened routes and flights to
Changsha, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing and other large and
medium cities. However, some areas are not regular routes. Please
check the local air service schedule before purchasing tickets.
Railway
Zhangjiajie Railway Station is 5 kilometers away from the urban area,
and buses such as 1st and 6th can be reached. The bus stop is just
opposite the exit, about 20 minutes to the city, the fare is 1 yuan, and
the air-conditioned bus is charged one yuan in the summer.
At present, the railway station has been opened to traffic with more
than ten large and medium-sized cities in China. Zhangjiajie Railway
Station can directly reach Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other
cities, and other cities need to back up before they can arrive;
Trains are sent daily between Zhangjiajie and Changsha. In the
morning, the train sailed from Changsha to Zhangjiajie and returned

12. to Changsha from Zhangjiajie in the evening to facilitate the travel of
tourists.
Highway
The Zhangjiajie long-distance station is mainly a long-distance bus to
the surrounding scenic spots and suburban counties. Long-distance
stations can be reached by buses.
The car from the urban area to Wulingyuan is at the bus station every
5 minutes, the journey takes about 1 hour, and the fare is 10 yuan.
The urban area goes to Zhangjiajie Forest Park, every 15 minutes at
the bus station; the city to Mengdong River, The journey takes about
2 hours and the fare is about 15 yuan. The city is drifting to Maoyan
River. Every morning, there is a special bus to Xianglong
International Hotel.
Changzhang Expressway has been opened, which not only shortens
the journey from Changsha to Zhangjiajie to only 3 hours, but also
departs from the Pearl River Delta, one of the largest tourist
destinations in Zhangjiajie, and can reach Zhangjiajie in 8 hours by
car.
Changzhang Expressway is connected to Beijing-Guangzhou and
Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, and is connected to Changchang
Expressway, National Highway 207, National Highway 319 and
Provincial Highway 1801. It is also connected to Shichang Railway,
Jiaoliu Railway, Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport and Changde Taoyuan
Airport. It has laid the most convenient transportation system for
Chinese and foreign tourists to Zhangjiajie tourism and tourism.
Ticket
Fingerprint pass: 248.00 yuan (multiple effective within 3 days,
including 3 yuan insurance and environmental tourism bus fare)
Weekly ticket: 298.00 yuan (multiple times in a week) Tips:
Wulingyuan core scenic spots include Zhangjiajie National Forest
Park, Suoxi Nature The four scenic spots of the Sanctuary, Tianzishan

13. Nature Reserve and Yangjiajie can be visited with a pass of 248.00
yuan.
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