Zhangjiajie has always been famous for its mysterious history and culture, rich cultural customs, Chenzhou talisman, corpse chasing, Miao Xinjiang poison? All of them are fascinating and exciting! Become a travel destination for many tourists and friends. It is also a popular tourist destination across the country, but what are the most essential tourist routes in Zhangjiajie? Is it better to go with a group or go on a self-guided tour? What are the transportation, tickets, and precautions?

Most people don't know or where to learn about it, which led to what seemed like a beautiful, romantic, and enjoyable journey, but later, the emotional impact of making the trip more disappointing, deceived, and heartbreaking changed from perfect travel to a lost journey... Understanding the following common travel problems in Zhangjiajie will make your trip to Zhangjiajie more enjoyable and relaxed!

Main representative tourist attractions in Zhangjiajie:

1. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

(Tickets are 228 yuan and are valid for three days; they include Huangshizhai, Jinbianxi, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie, Daguan Terrace, Tianzi Mountain, Shili Gallery and other tourist routes. It is the "World Geopark" and "China's First National Forest Park". It is also the prototype of the Hallelujah Mountain in the movie "Avatar". It is the location of the fantasy Pandora World. It usually takes two to three days to visit and is a must-see tourist attraction when visiting Zhangjiajie). Tickets for this scenic spot are one-ticket. Additional charges include: Huangshizhai Cableway 65 yuan for one-way and 118 yuan for two-way; Yangjiajie Cableway 76 yuan for one-way; Tianzishan Cableway 72 yuan; Bailong Tiantian 65 yuan; Shili Gallery Small Train 38 yuan for one-way. These cableways, elevators and small trains are all things that guests can decide whether to ride or not based on their physical strength. Because of their good physical strength, they can also walk up and down the mountains.

2. Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area

(Tickets are 235 yuan +3 yuan insurance. Tianmen Mountain has a profound cultural heritage and is known as the "Soul of Wuling" and the first sacred mountain in western Hunan. It combines peaks, stones, springs, streams, clouds and forests, integrating majesty, wonder, beauty, danger and tranquility. In one body, it is known as the primitive garden in the sky. There is the longest Tianmen Mountain cableway in Asia, and the Tianmen Mountain glass plank road-those laughing wall-supporting people, the misty Tianmen Fairy Cave, the 99-way World Highway Wonders (known as Tongtian Avenue), Li Na Villa, Guigu Boardwalk, Guigu Bingpan, Yunmeng Xianding, Tianmen Mountain Temple, Lingquan Courtyard, Mushi Love and other famous attractions). This scenic area can arrange for most of a day's play time, and there are additional charges: The small cable car on the top of Tianmen Mountain is 25 yuan one way (you may or may not take it according to your physical strength); the Tianmen Mountain Glass Plank Road is 5 yuan. When visiting Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area, if guests have sufficient time, they can or cannot hire a guide here. But if you want to catch a bus or go to another scenic spot that day, it's best to hire a Zhangjiajie tour guide.

3. Grand Canyon Glass Bridge Scenic Area

(Admission is 219 yuan. The Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon is a new legend in Zhangjiajie. It is a crack drawn by the earth in Zhangjiajie. It is a magical and magnificent geological wonder of the canyon in Zhangjiajie. The world's longest and highest glass bridge, the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, which has attracted global attention, will be completed by the end of July. Do you have the courage to go up and take a walk by then? In addition, famous scenic spots include Tianxianshui Waterfall, Huadian Spring Waterfall, Zhuxian Spring, Cuitan Lanshan Waterfall, Yixian Sky, Tiantian Plank Road, Rock Cracks, Forest on the Stone, especially the ancient battlefield of the "Thousand People's Tomb" where Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui fought fiercely. It is said that ancient legends such as the Mysterious Cave, the Buddha's Hand Covering the Sky, and the Broken Boat Rock have formed an unsolved mystery that everyone is curious about. There are also bandit caves that reflect the historical characteristics of Xiangxi, and the "Southern Red Flag Canal" that the people of Xiangxi worked hard to dig among the cliffs in the early days of liberation. The visit time in this scenic spot is about 3 hours.

Surrounding scenic spots:

1. Baofeng Lake scenic spot

(Admission is 96 yuan and is called the "World Lake Classic". The main attractions are composed of two major blocks: Baofeng Lake and Yingwozhai. Among them, Baofeng Lake, Qifeng Flying Waterfall, Yingwo Village, and Yixiantian are called the "Four Wonders" of Wulingyuan. It is a boutique attraction among Wulingyuan scenic spots and the only water-dominated tourist attraction in Zhangjiajie's core scenic spot. It was once used as a natural set for cultural performances at the 2001 Zhangjiajie International Forest Protection Festival. It has appeared many times on CCTV and Hunan TV, and suddenly became a beautiful sight in the hearts of tourists at home and abroad. It is a rare high-gorged lake, surrounded by green mountains, clear water, and beautiful scenery. It is a masterpiece of mountains and rivers.) The visit time to this scenic spot is about two hours. There are no tour guides on Baofeng Lake from the ticket station to the top of the mountain. There are full-time Zhangjiajie tour guides on cruise ships on the lake.

2. huanglongdong scenic spot

Tickets are 103 yuan. Huanglong Cave is a famous cave attraction among Wulingyuan Scenic Spot in Zhangjiajie. It is famous around the world for enjoying top honors such as "World Cave Wonders","World Cave All-round Champion" and "China's Most Beautiful Tourist Cave". It has been proved that the total area of the cave bottom is 100,000 square meters; the cave body is divided into four layers, with holes in the cave, mountains in the cave, and rivers in the cave. Investigation by Chinese and foreign geological experts believes that Huanglong Cave is large in scale, complete in content and beautiful in scenery, including all the contents of cave science. Huanglong Cave is unique in the world for its huge three-dimensional structure cave space, rich cave landscape, and sightseeing routes with both land and water. The visit time in this scenic spot is about two hours.

3. Mengdong River Drifting

Mengdong River is named because "the mountains are as fierce as tigers, the water is as fast as dragons, and there are many caves". It is known as the "first drift in the world". "Looking at the mountains in Zhangjiajie and playing in the water in Mengdong River" is the essence of tourism in Xiangxi, Hunan. It takes a day to visit this scenic spot.

4. Fenghuang ancient city

（There is no need for tickets if you don't go to Jiujing.) Phoenix Ancient City is a national historical and cultural city and was once praised by the famous new Zealand writer Louis Alley as the most beautiful small city in China. It is adjacent to Dehang Miao Village in Jishou, Mengdong River in Yongshun, and Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou. It is the only way between Huaihua, Jishou and Tongren in Guizhou. As a national historical and cultural city, Phoenix's scenery organically integrates natural and humanistic characteristics into one place. The heavy feeling after perspective may be the essence of its charm that attracts tourists from all directions. This "Ancient City of Phoenix", which was once called one of the most beautiful small cities in China by new Zealand writer Louis Alley, was built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. This "Pearl of Xiangxi" was truly "small", so small that there was only one decent East and West Street in the city, but it was a green corridor. This attraction is about 4 hours 'drive from Zhangjiajie, and it usually takes one to two days to visit.

Zhangjiajie large-scale national song and dance evening performance--

Tianmen Fox Fairy

Tickets are 238 yuan. The play is led by Mei Shuaiyuan, the founder of the real-life landscape performance, as the chief planner and director, and Tan Dun, a world-renowned music master and cultural ambassador for the Shanghai World Expo, as the music and artistic director. An artistic feast that reflects the profound accumulation of Huxiang culture, is full of strong national cultural characteristics, and displays the colorful folk customs of Xiaoxiang land has since been born. The majestic grand scenes, strong shocking visual impact, and beautiful dance music enthralled the audience. It is located not far from the city. If you have a night in the city on your itinerary, you should go and have a look at it at night. It is recommended to pay attention to the subtitles on the side when watching Tianmen Fox Fairy. Otherwise, you may not understand the story.

charming Xiangxi

Admission is 228 yuan. Charming Xiangxi was originally a Tujia epic, which records the origin, inheritance and folk customs of the Tujia people that have been settled in thousands of years of history. Here, you can get in close contact with pure Tujia people, experience the rich and colorful Tujia folk customs, learn about the mysterious inside story of the three thousand-year-old mysteries of Xiangxi's corpse hunting, Xiangxi witchcraft, and Chenzhou Fu, and witness the magic skills of the strange people in Xiangxi. It is located in Wulingyuan Town. If you have accommodation in Wulingyuan on your itinerary, you can watch this performance at night and you will not be disappointed!

The above are some of the highlights of Zhangjiajie's scenic spots. After reading these, you believe that you will have a general understanding of the scenic spots in Zhangjiajie. Below, Zhang Zhang, a self-help tour in Zhangjiajie, recommends one of the most popular travel routes for Zhangjiajie's self-help tour.

Zhangjiajie Forest Park + Grand Canyon Glass Bridge + Tianmen Mountain (Glass Plank Road)+ Four-day Tour of Fenghuang Ancient City

Day 1:

[Morning] Wulingyuan Scenic Area (take the ladder to reach Yuan's family boundary) Yuan's family boundary, Ecstasy Terrace, Qiankun Pillar, the No. 1 Bridge in the World, and the location of the movie "Avatar" Hallelujah Floating Mountain
[Afternoon] Yangjiajie, the Natural Great Wall, the live-action shooting locations of "Suppression of Bandits in Wulong Mountain" and "Suppression of Bandits in Western Hunan" in Wulong Village) Tianbo Mansion, Jinbianxi, Shili Gallery and other attractions
(Stay at a hotel in the city, including Chinese food)

The next day:

[Morning] Take a bus to Sanguansi Township, Cili County, Zhangjiajie City-[Grand Canyon Scenic Area] Browse the route-Visitor Center-Glass Bridge-Tianhang Plank Road-Treasure Hunt Elevator-Rainbow Square-Beautiful Waterfall-Touch Cave-Shenquan Lake-Cruise Terminal.
[Afternoon] Return to Zhangjiajie City, the tour is over!
(Stay at a hotel in the city, including Chinese food)

Day 3:

[Morning] Tour Tianmen Mountain and take a bus or sightseeing cableway up the mountain → Li Na Villa → Glass Plank Road → Ghost Valley Plank Road → Xiaotianmen →999 Steps → Tianmen Cave → Panshan Highway-Cableway or bus down the mountain (Special note: The route is issued at random, and designated routes are not accepted in principle;)
[Afternoon] After the trip to Zhangjiajie, we will depart from Fenghuang Ancient City from 15:00 to 17:00(irregular times), arrive at Fenghuang, and have free activities to enjoy the brightly lit night view of Phoenix "Night Boat Tour of Tuojiang". View the night view on both sides of Fenghuang Tuojiang River from zero distance.
(Stay in Fenghuang Ancient City, including dinner)

Day 4:(After group tour)

[Morning] After breakfast, visit "Phoenix" for about 2.5 hours and visit the ancient city "Wind and Rain Hongqiao","Wanshou Palace","East Gate Tower" and other scenic spots such as Shiban Street, Ancient City Wall, Ming and Qing Dynasties Street, Square, Rock Jump, and Walking along the Tuojiang River.
[Afternoon] After visiting Fenghuang Ancient City that day, you can arrange your own return trip or return to Zhangjiajie City from Fenghuang (you can get off and catch the train at Jishou halfway) to end the pleasant journey.

Travel considerations:

1. Most tickets for Zhangjiajie scenic spots are subject to real-name system. You must bring your ID card and bring preferential certificates if you enjoy preferential policies;

2. Accommodation: In the Greater Xiangxi area of Zhangjiajie, due to development conditions, hotel standards cannot be compared with hotels of the same level in major cities; most of them supply hot water and air conditioning at fixed times. Please seize the bathing time. Hunan promotes tourism and environmental protection, and hotels do not provide one-time free toiletries, please bring your own or buy them locally;

3. Pay attention to safety:

① On trains and stations, beware of fake staff and soliciting aunts in uniforms, pretending to be tourism workers, wantonly promoting low-cost travel, and do not come into contact with them, otherwise you will not discuss it, and this will not affect the good mood of the entire journey;

② Don't take a taxi near the station, they will take you places you don't want to go;

③ Self-driving, don't let strangers get into your car at highway intersections. Don't trust roadside soliciting people to help you buy discount tickets. You want to be cheap, but others want to make money. Self-driving is a piece of fat in their eyes. Fat meat, who else would you kill?

4. Zhangjiajie is a minority inhabited area. Please respect local customs and habits and do not conflict with local people and local businesses;

5. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the scenic area. If you smoke, please go to designated smoking points, otherwise you will be severely fined. Please do not throw garbage everywhere to protect the tourist health environment;

6. Please read the itinerary instructions carefully to avoid misunderstandings caused by different opinions on the expense items;

7. After the reservation is successful, the guest will bear the ticket fee if the trip is cancelled!

8. Wish you a pleasant journey!