Atlas
Zhangjiajie
Three thousand sandstone pillars rising like celestial armies — the real-life prototype for the floating Hallelujah Mountains of Avatar.
Prefecture: Zhangjiajie
Province: HunanZhangjiajie's slender sandstone pillars rise from wooded valleys, their sunlit rock faces and tree-covered summits receding through layers of morning mist.
Vista5
- Jinbian Brook
A pristine stream winding through towering sandstone pinnacles, famed for its serene ecology.
- Tianzi Mountain Yubi Peak
Sandstone spires shooting upward like inverted calligraphy brushes amidst a vast sea of peaks.
- Huangshi Village Plateau
The highest observation plateau in Zhangjiajie, offering a 360-degree panorama of 3,000 sandstone peaks.
- Tianmen Cave
A colossal natural water-eroded cave cut straight through the high mountain cliff like a doorway to heaven.
- Herb-Gathering Old Man Peak in Ten-Mile Gallery
A ten-mile natural sculpture gallery where the Herb-Gathering Old Man Peak rises in lifelike serenity.
Natural Wonder1
- Yuanjiajie Qiankun Column
A vertical sandstone pillar towering hundreds of meters, inspiration for the floating Hallelujah Mountains.
Three Kingdoms1
- 263 CE Tianmen Cave Opening TraditionWu Yong’an sixth year (263 CE)
A Zhangjiajie local tradition places the opening of Tianmen Cave in Wu Yong’an sixth year, when Sun Xiu interpreted the opening as auspicious and the mountain became known as Tianmen.
Modern2
- Zhangjiajie Established as National Forest1982 CE
In September 1982, the State Planning Commission, acting for the State Council, approved Zhangjiajie as China's first national forest park.
- Wulingyuan Inscribed as World Heritage1992 CE
In 1992, Wulingyuan was inscribed for its landscape of more than 3,000 sandstone pillars, ravines, streams, caves, and natural bridges.