http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Hunan , Zhangjiajie en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:20:02 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:20:02 +0000 On the following day after having breakfast we came to the entrance gate of Wulong Village in Zhangjia Jie . Its said that his financial minster buried a lot of treasure in Wulong Village after Lizi Cheng a peasant uprising leader had lost a battle there. Whats more during the period of the Republic of China thats where bandits gathered together scheming something. Subsequently in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-778207.html Zhangjiajie National Forest ParkThis was one of my favorite places so far this trip. Zhangjiajie pron. jangjahjee features hundreds of these bizarre sandstone towers formed during many years of weathering and erosion. The climate here is usually wet year round so the foliage is super dense and there are small streams running everywhere. The Chinese like to say it39s more impressive than t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-773316.html Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was renown by its unique karst landform and complete conversation chasm. You will luxuriate in the beauties of the chasm. In 1982 Zhangjiajie was proved to be the first national forest park in china. It was enrolled as world geopark in Feb. 2004 and approved as AAAAA scenic area. It is covered with 98 percent of forests there are 517 sorts of wooden plants the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-773094.html Tianmen Shan Tianmen MountainAs one of biggest attractions of the Hunan province Tianmen Shan is downright impressive. It39s a redonkulous lone mountain peak that stands higher than any other mountain in the region. To get to the top you take a cable car from the city of Zhangjiajie to the top of the peak. It39s the longest high mountain passenger cableway in the world It39s 4.6 mile http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-772546.html I have been worked for one year since I graduated from university. The busy work sometimes makes me feel stressed and burdensome so I will take every chance I get to escape the urban city and explore the beautiful attractions in China. In September I had a threeday holiday so my friend and I planned to go to Hunan province so we could relax ourselves and get some fresh air. On the first day of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-757247.html New photos onhttps251.photobucket.comalbumsgg311draftwriteChinaHunanSummer202012..I may consider Avatar a 3D movie with 2D plot characters but the area used as a backdrop for the alien world in the film is worth seeing. I visited Zhangjiajie in Hunan province during the winter holiday but fog low visibility gave only tantalising glimpses of the Wulingyuan national park Tianmen http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-732015.html Day 1 The original plan for our first week of summer was to spend it in the seaside city of Qingdao enjoying the beaches and a few fresh beers from the brewery. Unfortunately our finals week left us so bogged down with work that we were unable to get tickets purchased and everything sold out. We didnt find this out until our bags were packed and we had taken the hour and twenty minute bus ri http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-728317.html Having lived in China for three years we have seen all of the major cities and taken many tours. We have moved our travels to other countries in Asia thinking we have seen the best of China. I was at an Expat coffee one morning and picked up a brochure for Weekend Gataways in China. The one called Finding Avatar promising to explore the real Pandora looked extremely interesting. Our w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-716689.html After doing all his internet research Tom chose two towns that were hard to get to on public transportation Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang. To get to Z my abbreviation we had to take two trains and travel for 20 hours about threequarters of the way around a circle of cities in southern middle China. To get to Fenghuang we had a five hour drive on poor roads each way. Was it worth it You http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-705314.html Zhang Jia Jie a national park from Hunan province famous by numerous sharp mountains it also was the background scene of film Avatar2009 visiting there is better after a little rain because that will cause the mist and make the scene much more beautiful just like the paradise in the Chinese concept. Stay a night in the park is a better option but the condition there is quite simple food http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-628893.html Additional photos from 2010 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-580853.html IntroductionZhangjiajie City historically called Dayong is located in the northwest part of Hunan Province where lie the headwaters of the Lishui River and the hinterland of the Wuling Mountains. With a pleasing climate it is full of charm throughout the year. In the spring the city is inundated with a sea of flowers and greenness. When the insufferable summer arrives the city provides a goo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-560758.html We decided to leave Xian to get out of the madness and chill out somewhere. We needed two trains to get there. You just dont realize how big this country is. We set off on the train to Nangyang where we would wait 2 hours for another train to Zanzibar. This was the worst train yet to date. In a carriage with loads of blokes that all stunk. We were at the end so right outside the bogs ag http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-547721.html Well I cannot imagine a better place to be today than at this place. I left off in the previous blog that we were taking a series of buses and more cable cars and such to the other location of these spectacular formations.Again the views were undescribable. My jaw remained open because every curve we went around new wonders showed itself either from the people or circumstances to the views. As w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-545821.html Did you see the movie Avatar. It was filmed here. This is a surprise for you. And us My bucket list item. Before this place gets really exploited this is a must visit in China. It is a little hard to get to. There is a local airport that you can fly within China to Chang Sa but not from HK. We opted for train as previously mentioned and then a 5 hour car ride. We have to go back the same way http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-544396.html Thur 21 10Yesterday certainly us the WoW factor but today's return to other parts of the Zhangjiajie National Park has extended the appreciation of nature in all her beauty and the ability of the Chinese to make this accessible at least to able body people of a basic fitness.Avatar the movie did demonstrate the ability of computer graphics to convey the storyline but it is this magnificent a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-540697.html Wed 2010Wow I'm not one for big statements and I am always reluctant to endorse something for others but today was simply and possibly the most impressive 18 hours I can recallFrom the morning walk along the 5 km trail of the Zhangjiajie National Park the afternoon cable car into the heavens atop the pillars of Avatar fame or the evening 'cultural' show set in a natural valley between two tow http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-540484.html Tues1910From an uninspiring room where the dirty brown carpet was badly stained and beds that had less bounce than a concrete slab we woke early to pack then to a equally less than inspiring breakfast juice was a cordial tea and coffee in short supply and glasses from the juice bar were used in lieu of the no supply of cups for the dregs of the tea pot.Great news was that Iggi's bags that m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-540161.html 1st October is National Day in China and we all get 7 days off so despite dire warnings about not travelling on the equivalent of our Bank Holiday I ventured on a long distance bus tour to Hunan province escorted by my good friend Xu Fie and her husband Alan and 3 of their friends. They all spoke some English so I had a great support network to manoeuvre me around and make sure I didn http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-538068.html The last day of our trip was the highlight and hustle.We managed to climb to the top of Tianmen Mountain. Hey wait a minute do not be confused with the the name of the mountain with Tiananmen Square which is located in the capital of China Beijing. Tianmen Mountain is a natural mountain in Zhangjiajie and the reason it is special is that it has a natural hole in the middle of the mountain lo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Hunan/Zhangjiajie/blog-534117.html