It is said that when you return from the Five Mountains, you don't look at the mountains. However, I think that among China's famous mountains, Zhangjiajie is another extraordinary and unique existence beyond the Five Mountains.

Zhangjiajie is also known as a zoomed bonsai and a zoomed fairyland. However, only by being immersed in it can you deeply understand this sentence and how vividly and appropriately depicted it!

Usually, visiting Zhangjiajie Forest Park starts in Wulingyuan.

This is the iconic gate.

Take the scenic bus at the gate and get off at the Bailong Tiantian.

Although Zhangjiajie is high and steep, when playing, you don't need to spend a lot of effort climbing up and down. Even people in their 60s can easily play around. Why?

Of course, it's because of the Hundred Dragons Stairway! The construction of the Bailong Ladder took three years and cost 180 million yuan. It was completed and put into operation in April 2002. It is "the highest, fastest running and largest carrying capacity tourist elevator in the world", so it was included in the Guinness World Record, also known as the "world's first elevator".

Standing at the gate and looking over, the Hundred Dragons Stairway that rises into the sky like a sword is just above the cliff.

The ticket price for a single operation of Bailong Tiantian is 65 yuan. You can also buy a round-trip ticket and take the VIP channel without waiting in line.

Take a short lift first to get to the platform below the Hundred Dragons Ladder.

Looking up, these peaks are called "Generals 'Array". The high mountain on the right belongs to Xiang Dakun, the legendary Tujia hero. Those short ones are his 48 generals.

The world's first ladder, the Hundred Dragons Stairway.

Bailong Tianti has successively won the title of "Top Ten International Artificial Landscape Projects" and the honor of "Top 11 Creative Elevators in the World", becoming the only elevator in China on the list. In 2015, Bailong Ladder won the Guinness World Records honor of "Highest Outdoor Elevator".

The vertical height difference of the Bailong Ladder is 335 meters. It only takes 66 seconds to instantly take people to the top of the mountain or the foot of the mountain. It is the most important way for tourists to go to Yuanjiajie, the core scenic spot of Wulingyuan.

Before the construction of the Hundred Dragons Stairway, tourists who wanted to reach the Yuan Family Boundary had to climb the mountain for three to four hours. This was almost impossible for people with poor physical strength or old age. With the Hundred Dragons Ladder, everything becomes simple and easy. With scenic vehicles, the transfer between scenic spots is completed. In this way, even the elderly can finish the journey without pressure without feeling very tired.

Looking at this picture, it is much more intuitive. Yuanjia Jie is on this highland. Because of the dangerous terrain, the surrounding transportation is extremely inconvenient. Before the construction of the Hundred Dragons Ladder, tourists who wanted to climb up the mountain had to climb this high. With the completion of the Hundred Dragons Ladder, there was Zhangjiajie's "Back Garden" The beautiful scenery of Yuanjia Jie, known as the "Back Garden", was finally able to walk from behind the scenes to the stage.

Take a closer look at the Hundred Dragons Stairway.

For safety, more than 4000 anchor rods were drilled on the rock wall. In addition to investing in the world's advanced equipment for safety monitoring, high-pressure grouting was also carried out on all oblique cracks in the mountain, making the mountain unified and rock-solid. In the more than ten years since its operation, there has never been an accident.

The completion of the Bailong Ladder has achieved the goal of "living at the top of the mountain and living at the bottom of the mountain" in the Zhangjiajie Scenic Area. It not only solves the traffic bottleneck problem that has plagued the scenic area for many years, but also makes the scenic area more environmentally friendly.

The elevator car is tourism-style and you can directly see the towering cliff opposite, so the first batch of people to enter must remember to stand at the front!

The elevator is double-decker and can carry many people at one time. Even on holidays, you don't have to worry about queuing for a long time.

After exiting the Hundred Dragons Ladder, take a scenic bus, and you will arrive at the Ecstasy Platform in a short time.

This area is full of steep and independent peak forest canyons, with cliffs everywhere, but there are green trees on the peak pillars. I have traveled many places and seen many mountains, but Zhangjiajie is different from other places. The landform here cannot be replicated!

It is about 800 meters from Chizhuo Terrace to the No. 1 Bridge in the world, but in this short distance, there are many strange peaks that change the scenery.

This is the Qiankun Pillar, which is also the prototype of the floating mountain in the movie "Avatar".

In December 2008, Hollywood photographer Hansen conducted a four-day exterior shooting in Zhangjiajie. A large number of landscape pictures later became the prototypes of various elements in the American science fiction blockbuster "Avatar", among which the Qiankun Pillar became the "Hallelujah Mountain", the prototype of a suspended mountain.

Many people gathered on this heart-to-heart bridge to see the floating mountain. In fact, walking over is the best perspective.

Doesn't it make you feel very good to look at the floating mountain like this? It has an altitude of 1074 meters and a vertical height of about 150 meters. The vegetation on the top is lush, like a knife slicing an axe, and it has the momentum of being indomitable. Every tourist who sees it cannot help but exclaim.

Walking a few steps and looking at it again, it changed its appearance. It was no longer as round as before, but had edges and corners. So I can only sigh: Nature is really amazing!

After passing by a small release pond, you will be the first bridge in the world.

A red koi carp is swimming lively in the pool.

The first bridge in the world is actually two mountains between the east and the west. With the help of God, a stone slab about 5 meters thick was erected across the sky on the two mountain peaks. Looking at it, it looks like a natural bridge.

The World's No. 1 Bridge is the premier classic attraction in Wulingyuan Scenic Area, so there is an endless stream of tourists coming to watch check-in every day.

There is a special place beside the bridge that sells heart-to-heart locks for couples, couples, etc. to lock them on the chain next to them and make a good wish.

Looking on this side of the mountain, you can see a cliff below. Sometimes, there will be Tujia young men hanging upside down on this cliff and performing Tujia medicine gathering, which is very thrilling and impressive.

Tianzi Mountain Yunqingyan, those peak forests, I was stunned.

No wonder some people say that the mountains in other places are one by one, and the mountains in Zhangjiajie are one by one!

The famous stone boat went out to sea. It is said that an American wanted to put the pine tree on the summit into his yard. He bid more than 1 million yuan, but failed in the end.

Yubi Peak. It feels like this is a pen used by an immortal or the Jade Emperor. How can ordinary people carry it?

The goddess scattered flowers.

Where is the goddess? Look at the upper left corner, are there two fairies holding flower baskets?

After watching Tianzi Mountain, take the cable car down the mountain.

Jinbianxi is a clear stream that runs through the Forest Park from west to east. It is named after Jinbianyan.

Jinbian River has a total length of 6.5 kilometers, with strange peaks on both sides of the river. The trees cover the sky and the sun. It is very quiet. It is very pleasant to take a walk in summer.

The stream is very shallow and covered with pebbles. It is very cool to go down barefoot. Adults and children are having a great time.

You can also go to Shili Gallery and take the small train.

Visit Wulingyuan during the day and return to the town at night, you can also watch a charming Xiangxi performance, stroll around Xibu Street, and eat local delicacies such as Sanxia Pot.

In short, you must take the time to visit Zhangjiajie to make your life complete!