A62-021. Domestic Tour with Wife and Daughter: 2017 Summer Tour to Hunan (D5)_Zhangjiajie_Best places

A62-021. Domestic Tour with Wife and Daughter: 2017 Summer Tour to Hunan (D5)

UP ChinaTravel

2024-07-20 17:25:13

0Times

D5 (August 20, 2017)

A. Visit Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area.

B. Lunch near the accommodation inn.

C. Zhangjiajie-Furong Town (mileage is about 89 kilometers.).

D. Visit the Furong Town Scenic Area.

E. For dinner at Furong Town Restaurant, stay at Yipin Inn in Shengwang Village, Furong Town.

Tianmen Mountain

Tianmen Mountain was known as Yunmeng Mountain and Songliang Mountain in ancient times. It was located 8 kilometers south of Zhangjiajie City (Yongding District). It was named after the natural wonder Tianmen Gate Gate. The main peak is 1,518.6 meters above sea level and is known as the natural painting screen of Zhangjie.

The ticket price of Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area is 258 yuan (including one-way cableway, one-way transportation sightseeing bus, and one-way escalator through the mountain). To visit Tianmen Mountain, you can choose cableway up the mountain and transportation sightseeing bus (highway) down the mountain, or transportation sightseeing bus (highway) up the mountain and cableway down the mountain.

Tianmen Mountain is a karst mountain peak. In terms of natural landscape alone, it is not as spectacular as the columnar peak forest of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. However, the several artificial projects in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area are amazing and eye-catching.

Tianmen Mountain Cableway Lower Station

Tianmen Mountain Cableway is the first amazing project in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area. The cableway station was actually built in the city. The previous section of the cableway passed next to the city buildings. The Tianmen Mountain cableway line is 7455 meters long, which is said to be the longest in the world. Cableway, the level difference between the upper and lower stations of the cableway is 1279 meters. It is both long and dangerous, and it feels very exciting when riding.

Tianmen Mountain Cableway

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area Gongtong Park

Tianmen Mountain has a Gongtong Garden. Gongtong Tree is known as the "living fossil of plants" and is a treasure among the eight national first-level key protected plants. It has been named "Chinese Pigeon Tree" by Western botanists.

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area Panlong Cliff Glass Plank Road

The glass plank road is a selling point for sightseeing on Tianmen Mountain. It is said that the scenic area has built three glass plank roads on the mountain. However, there is a lot of fog and many people, so walking through this glass plank road does not feel particularly thrilling.

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area Panlong Cliff Glass Plank Road

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

Mountain-crossing escalator in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

The Tianmen Mountain Crossing Escalator is the second amazing project in the Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area. The Tianmen Mountain Crossing Escalator connects the top of Tianmen Mountain and Tianmen Cave. The entire elevator runs in the mountain tunnel, with a total of 12 sections. The total length of the escalator steps is 897 meters. The height is 340 meters and the total span is 692 meters. It takes about 25 minutes to get up and down the escalator one way. It is really shocking to start building such a project in the middle of the mountain.

Mountain-crossing escalator in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

Tianmen Cave in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

Tianmen Cave is located on a cliff with an altitude of more than 1260 meters. The door opening is 131.5 meters high, 57 meters wide and more than 60 meters deep. It is like a gateway to the sky. Tianmen Cave was formed in 263 AD due to the collapse of the mountain wall.

Tianmen Cave in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area Shangtian Tiantian

There are 999 steps from the square in front of Tianmen Gate to Tianmen Cave, and the steps are quite steep. These nearly a thousand steps are called the upper ladder. For the convenience of tourists, the scenic area has built a Dengtianmen escalator, which is another escalator through the mountain in the scenic area. The one-way ticket for the Tianmen escalator is 32 yuan.

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area Shangtian Tiantian

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area Tongtian Avenue

Tianmen Mountain Panshan Highway is named Tongtian Avenue, which is the third amazing project in Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area. Tongtian Avenue is very dangerous, with a total length of about 10 kilometers. It has just 99 turns built, which is thrilling and spectacular.

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

End your trip to Zhangjiajie and head to Furong Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is the only minority autonomous prefecture in Hunan Province. It is located in the northwest of Hunan Province. It governs Jishou City, Luxi County, Fenghuang County, Huayuan County, Baojing County, Guzhang County, Yongshun County, Longshan County, and Xiangxi Economic Development Zone, covering an area of approximately 15462 square kilometers and a population of approximately 2.636 million.

Furong town

Furong Town's original name is Wangcun. It is located in Yongshun County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It is an ancient town with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is located in the sun of Youshui River. Because of the magnificent waterfalls, it is also known as the "Millennium Ancient Town Hanging on the Waterfalls." Furong Town, along with Longshan Liye Town, Luxipu Town, and Huayuan Chadong Town, are known as the four famous towns in western Hunan. They are also known as Youyang Xiong Town and "Little Nanjing". Later, the film "Furong Town" starred by Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing was filmed here, and it was renamed "Furong Town". Furong Town governs 11 villages and 5 communities, covering an area of about 168 square kilometers and a population of about 24,000.

"Furong Town" was produced by Shanghai Film Studio in 1986. It was adapted from the novel of the same name written by Gu Hua. It was directed by Xie Jin and starred by Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen. The ups and downs in Furong Town are the epitome of the history of contemporary Chinese society. The film won five awards, including Best Feature Film and Best Actress, at the 7th Golden Rooster Awards in 1987.

Furong Town Scenic Area

Furong Town Scenic Area Qiuyang Palace

"Qiuyang Palace" is located next to the waterfall in Furong Town. In 910 AD, Peng Shichou established the Tusi Dynasty and fixed the capital in Wangcun of Xizhou. He built the "Qiuyang Palace", which governs more than 20 prefectures in Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou. In 1135 AD, the Tusi King Peng Fushi moved his capital to Yongshun Laosicheng. The "Qiuyang Palace" became a summer resort for past generations of Tusi kings to spend summer vacations. The Tusi Dynasty lasted 818 years and was the longest minority dynasty in Chinese history.

Furong Town Scenic Area Qiuyang Palace

Furong Town Scenic Area Waterfall

It is a characteristic of Furong Town that the waterfalls are hung on the village. The Waterfalls in Furong Town are 60 meters high and 40 meters wide.

Furong Town Scenic Area Waterfall

Visitors can walk above the waterfall.

Furong Town Scenic Area Shiban Street

Shiban Street is the main street of Furong Town. The street retains the tofu stall of Hu Yuyin (played by Liu Xiaoqing), the protagonist used in the filming of "Furong Town". It has also become the most popular place in the ancient town. Eating a bowl of rice tofu is an inevitable choice to visit Furong Town.

Furong Town Scenic Area Shiban Street

Furong Town Scenic Area Waterfall

The Observation Platform restaurant on Shiban Street has a viewing platform for viewing the waterfall from a high place. It is a good choice to view the scenery while eating.

Furong Town Scenic Area Waterfall

I specially returned to the scenic area to shoot the night view of Furong Town Waterfall. The scenery of the waterfall against the bright lights seemed more beautiful.

Furong Town Scenic Area Waterfall