Regarding 30° north latitude, I believe many people, like me., have longing and curiosity. This mysterious and strange latitude not only contains many wonderful natural landscapes, but also many inexplicable mysterious and strange phenomena, making people full of curiosity and exploration.

Enshi and Zhangjiajie in China are located at 30° north latitude. They are two travel destinations I have always wanted to explore.

The connection with the Escape Gorge originated from the fact that I accidentally saw a photo of Enshi Escape Gorge located at 30 ° north latitude on the Internet last year, and I have been thinking about it since then, so I chose Enshi Escape Gorge for the first stop walking at 30° north latitude.

Also at 30 ° north latitude is Zhangjiajie, the location of film and television dramas such as Avatar and Journey to the West. She was stunned by Zhangjiajie in the film and television dramas and wanted to see this strange natural landscape with her own eyes.

So in July this year, I carried my luggage alone and embarked on an exploration journey at 30° north latitude-Enshi + Zhangjiajie.

Day 1: Enshi-Avoiding Gorge
Day 2: Enshi--Zhangjiajie--Stay in the world's top ten must-sleep B & Bs at the same location as star variety shows
Day 3: The reverse game of staggering people in Zhangjiajie (Yangjiajie-Yuanjiajie-Wulingyuan Sign Gate-Zhangjiajie Eternal Love)
Day 4: Yangjiajie--Jinbianxi--Huangshizhai

Day 1: A paradise at 30° north latitude-Escape Gorge

In Enshi at 30° north latitude, there is a beautiful otherworldly Taoyuan Escape Gorge, which is known as the Chinese version of Semporna.

Check in the Chinese version of Semporna and take floating photos of the popular Internet

This small and hidden place has become popular on the Internet because it can take beautiful floating photos here. It seems that you can float in the sky by riding a wooden boat here.

Transportation here is inconvenient. Driving from Enshi City? The round trip takes more than 7 hours, and it has to be walked for dozens of minutes from a narrow path to reach it, but it still cannot stop everyone's enthusiasm for exploring. At present, you can only choose to enter by local chartering or carpooling, and you cannot enter with foreign license plates.

But don't think that the floating photos at the entrance are the only fun thing here. Only when you take a kayaking and slide deeper will you feel more and more surprised!

The space becomes narrower and narrower, and kayaking can't even pass through it, so you can only go up the river. But the greatest fun lies in this. The more you lead to the unknown, the more beautiful it becomes!

The water here is a surprise, ordinary blue + intoxicating blue, deep and shallow, with different color levels, very beautiful!

Friends who want to make a big movie
1. It is recommended to choose sunny days?? When the film comes, the effect is good. It takes dozens of minutes to walk to the Escape Gorge. The road is very, very narrow. If the road slips on rainy days, there is a danger of slipping.
2. It is recommended to wear pure and brightly colored skirts or clothes, which will easily produce large films.
3. The canyon road is narrow and requires walking in the water for a while. It is recommended to wear stream-tracing shoes or waterproof shoes.

Day 2: Walking 30° north latitude, from Enshi to Zhangjiajie

From Enshi to Zhangjiajie, there is a direct bus in about 5 hours. There is only one bus leaving for Zhangjiajie at 9:00 a.m. every day.
Compared with the bullet trains that require constant transfers, cars? It's more convenient, but you must grasp the time in advance!

If you live in Hefeng, where the Escape Gorge is located, you can also take a direct bus from Hefeng Passenger Terminal, which is closer than Enshi Bus Terminal and saves nearly 2 hours of time.

I wanted to take a rest in the car, but I was attracted by the beautiful scenery along the way and couldn't bear to blink! A rainy morning brings a misty fairy effect!

Sorry's travel VLOG| Unlock? Zhangjiajie you don't know
? Check-in locations for film and television dramas such as "Avatar" and "Journey to the West"
? Live in the world's top ten must-stay B & Bs with star variety shows"No. 5 Valley"
? Watch the must-see performance of a lifetime "Zhangjiajie Eternal Love"

Zhangjiajie Unlocks Zhangjiajie's niche travel methods: Check in locations such as Avatar Journey to the West, stay in the world's top ten must-sleep B & Bs, and watch must-see performances in a lifetime

It was already afternoon from Enshi to Zhangjiajie, and I was a little tired after sitting in the car for several hours. I couldn't wait to get to the No. 5 Valley, which I had been thinking about for a long time and was rated as the world's top ten must-sleep B & Bs. This hidden treasure B & B in the list of my must-sleep B & Bs was finally realized during this trip that walked 30 ° north latitude.

Star variety shows the same model, the world's top ten must-sleep B & Bs No. 5 Valley

No. 5 Valley was rated as one of the top ten must-sleep B & Bs in the world last year, and it is also the place where many star variety shows were filmed and recorded. After arriving at the B & B, I found that it is not only the favorite of domestic stars, but also many foreigners come here.

The location of Valley No. 5 is relatively private, allowing you to enjoy tranquility and nature.

Different from the simple style and ins style of ordinary Internet celebrity B & Bs, this is a rural resort B & B with a strong Tujia farming culture.

The design style is a kind of inheritance of Tujia cultural heritage. It focuses on the close contact between people and nature and original ecology, integrating beautiful mountains and rivers with luxurious and low-key design.

When I came here, time seemed to be automatically slowed down, and all the noise in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with me.

It is only 2 kilometers away from the World Natural Heritage Wulingyuan Yangjiajie Scenic Area Ticket Station. Going in and playing in the opposite direction from the Yangjiajie Ticket Station can avoid the flow of people and save at least a few hours of queuing time. There is a one-on-one exclusive and considerate housekeeper when you check in. You can communicate with the housekeeper on anything.

The No. 5 Valley, which has just rained, is misty and misty with a fairy filter effect.

Surrounded by forests, breathing in big breaths, full of fresh air and negative ions, it is simply the most natural forest oxygen bar.

Watching the scenery in the infinity pool of Valley Five is a stunning experience

Jump into the infinity pool and cry by nature.

Watching the scenery by the seemingly dangerous but safe swimming pool, surrounded by nature, feeling the tolerance of nature and my own smallness.

Or walk along the terraced plank road in the valley to experience the surprises of nature.

In midsummer, lotus flowers bloom just right

Find a place to sit down, be in a daze, or do yoga, and it will be wonderful to sit quietly without speaking.

After walking in the valley, I came to my room to rest. Although there are different room types, at a glance, no matter which room is surrounded by nature. The rooms maintain the original traditional Tujia rural characteristics to the greatest extent and incorporate comfortable modern elements.

This room I stayed in has the best view of Valley Five. You can see the entire valley and the infinity pool. No matter which window you look out, you will be full of lush scenery.

Even the bathtub faces nature. It's very comfortable to soak in the bath and enjoy the scenery outside.

Sitting on the balcony and looking at nature, you can instantly forget the noise of the outside world and find a way to talk to your heart.

When eating, drinking, and bathing here, purified mountain spring water is used, which is extremely clear and sweet.

After taking a nap, I woke up and it was already sunset, and the sunset after sunset was intoxicating.

The sky is like a magic palette of nature, and you can't guess what color it will be next.

After resting in the No. 5 Valley, I'm going to Zhangjiajie to have fun next!
Most people visit Zhangjiajie from the Forest Park Ticket Station or the Wulingyuan Ticket Station, but they often encounter long queues. If you visit the opposite direction from the Wulingyuan West Gate (Yangjiajie Ticket Station) near the Fifth Valley, you can avoid the flow of people and save a lot of time.

Day3: Zhangjiajie's reverse way to avoid crowds

Speaking of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, everyone is familiar with it. It is the location of film and television dramas such as "Avatar" and "Journey to the West". Due to its unique quartz sandstone peak forest, it has been included in the World Natural Heritage List and the World Geopark by the United Nations.

The natural scenery here is amazing by the peaks, the valleys show the tranquility, and the forests show the beauty. There are more than 3000 strange peaks, which are like humans and beasts, weapons and objects. They are lifelike and spectacular. They are known as "Three Thousand Strange Peaks and Eight Hundred Beautiful Waters".

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and Wulingyuan are very large. If you want to play the elite route, it will take at least 2 days. It is recommended to buy a 4-day ticket (you can enter at any time within the 4-day entrance time, and it is free within 4 days of an eco-friendly car ride)

Recommended travel routes

Suggestions for reverse play methods for staggering people in Zhangjiajie:
Yangjiajie-take the cableway to Yuanjiajie-take the Bailong Ladder down the mountain-go to the Wulingyuan Sign Gate

Avatar shooting location--Yuanjiajie

As an important filming site for Avatar, Yuanjiajie attracts countless people to come on a pilgrimage.
Hollywood photographers conducted several days of exterior shooting in Zhangjiajie. A large number of landscape pictures later became the prototype of various elements of "Pandora's Planet" in the American science fiction blockbuster "Avatar". Among them, the picture of "Nantian Pillar"(Qiankun Pillar) became the prototype of "Halelujah Mountain", or Xuanfu Mountain.

Zhangjiajie's "Nantian Yizhongzhu"(also known as Qiankun Pillar) was officially renamed "Avatar" and "Hallelujah Mountain"."Nantian Yizhongzhu" is one of Zhangjiajie's "Three Thousand Extraordinary Peaks". It is located at the southern end of Yuanjiajie Scenic Area in Wulingyuan, a world natural heritage. The top vegetation is lush, the peak body is unique in shape, and the vertical joints are cut. It stands tall in Zhangjiajie like a knife and axe. It has the power of being indomitable, so it is also known as Qiankun Pillar.

Standing on the observation deck of Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, you can have a panoramic view of the Three Thousand Strange Peak, which is majestic and dangerous, and has different looks. Deep in the valley, thousands of stone peaks and stone pillars stand out. The steep stone is like a heroic general; the steep peak is like a brave warrior. It has sound and color, if still or moving, and the image is lifelike.

The No. 1 Bridge in the World is one of the top ten unique scenery in Zhangjiajie. It is the natural self-produced stone bridge with the largest vertical height difference discovered so far in the world. It spans between two mountains and is majestic.

The two mountains spanned by the world's first bridge were originally connected together. Only because the stone in the middle part was relatively fragile, due to the influence of weathering and collapse, and after being exposed to sun and rain, running water, and raging mountain torrents, this magnificent spectacle was formed.

You can also see the natural Great Wall formed by weathering along the way

Although there are environmentally friendly vehicles and cable cars in Zhangjiajie, you still have to walk a lot. It is recommended to wear comfortable clothes.

The world's first ladder-the Hundred Dragons Ladder

Take the "world's first ladder"-Bailong Ladder. It only takes 1 minute and 58 seconds to get up and down the mountains by elevator. It is easy and safe.

Not only is this spectacular wonder of elevator engineering amazing, but even more amazing is that when the elevator exited the shaft, a magical picture came straight into view and the formation was strict.

The "Divine Soldiers Gathering", one of the top ten unique scenes in Zhangjiajie, is like a neat and majestic guard of honor waiting for visitors to "review"

Take an eco-friendly vehicle all the way from Bailong Ladder to the end and you will find the Wulingyuan Sign Gate! It is also an entrance often entered by tourists. When I arrived in the afternoon, there were very few people, so I avoided the flow of people along the way.

The Wulingyuan Sign Gate is very close to Zhangjiajie Qiangqing Scenic Area and can be reached quickly by taxi or bus.

A must-see performance in a lifetime--Zhangjiajie through the ages

The must-see performance "Zhangjiajie Eternal Love" is a lifetime performance. Don't watch the Regret Series!
IMAX 3D blockbuster vision recreates the history and legends of Zhangjiajie!

The beauty of the dance is so shocking, as if you have really entered a peach blossom paradise outside the world

Scene 3: Past events in a small town
In the small town of western Hunan written by Shen Congwen, the sunrise is accompanied by the stream, and at night, you sleep with fireflies. A river of spring water, a boat song, a glance back, and endless expectations. This is the most beautiful poem in western Hunan.

The picture is as beautiful as a fairyland on earth, and the children around me keep exclaiming in amazement.

Scene 4: Masang Tree
Zhangjiajie is a hot red land and the hometown of Marshal He Long. Men from Xiangxi marched one after another and embarked on a revolutionary journey. The farewell under the Masang tree has become a memory that Hunan women will never forget.

The beauty of the dance is still shocking, and the blood flowing and the endless waiting under the horse mulberry tree make people cry.

In addition to the Zhangjiajie Eternal Love performances, the Zhangjiajie Eternal Love Scenic Area also has four theme areas: Dayong Ancient Street, Taoyuan Secret Realm, Lovers 'Sea, and Rotten Apple Parent-Child Park. There are many wonderful free play activities in them. Playing these is worth the ticket price: bubble carnival party, water trapeze, bonfire waving carnival, Jianghu flash show... The children on the scene had a great time!

Intangible cultural heritage and handicraft workshops such as Tujia brocade, Hunan embroidery, Nuo opera masks, sugar painting, making glutinous rice cakes, and pottery workshops gather in Dayong Ancient Street to experience the charm of intangible cultural heritage culture up close.

High-tech experience projects such as the Ghost Catching House in the Taoyuan Secret Realm and the Chiyou Storm Hall have been full of surprises.

Lovers Sea has Lovers Bridge, Lovers Harbor and Silver Beach, which is a good place for young people to relax.

Rotten Apple Parent-Child Park has dozens of parent-child rides such as Jungle Adventures, Carousels, Naughty Castles, and bumper cars, as well as the Qingming Shanghe Tu Film Museum.

Day 4: Check-in West Travel movie location "Journey to the West" location location-Jinbianxi

Jinbianxi is a golden tourist area in Zhangjiajie, with a total length of 5700 meters. The entire journey is basically on foot. If you walk the entire journey back and forth, it will take at least 4-5 hours. If there is not enough time, you can reach the elite area in the middle and return.

The stream originates from Tudiya, from the Zhangjiajie Forest Farm site to the water circle four gates, winding and winding, and is unusually quiet. It moves with the mountains, passes through the mountains, passes among the peaks, valleys and clouds, and extends among the singing of birds and flowers. It gets its name because the stream flows through the Golden Whip Rock.

Because it had just rained, the color of the stream was different.

Walking along the Jinbian River, the air is excellent. Don't miss the forest next to you. You can take a large area of the forest in the forest.

Be sure to always look up and look at the mountains next to you, such as Muzi Peak.

and Golden Whip Rock

Or cutting mountains to save my mother.

Huangshi Village, which is next to Jinbian River, is also very worth a visit. There is often a saying that if you don't visit Huangshi Village, you will be equivalent to not coming to Zhangjiajie.

huangshizhai

Huangshizhai is the best and largest viewing platform to overlook the sandstone peak forest landscape, and it is also the best place to watch the sunrise. All around are knife-cut cliffs, because the whole mountain is like a brave lion, also known as the Yellow Lion Village.

The main tourist spots in Huangshi Village: Liuqi Pavilion, Zhaixing Terrace, Wuhai Golden Turtle, Tianshu Baoxia, Tianqiao Yidun, Monkey Shuai Dianbing, Nantian Gate, Heizongnao. You can go back and forth by cableway, or you can choose to walk.

There are a group of cute monkeys welcoming pedestrians at the entrance of Huangshizhai, and they are not afraid of strangers at all.

Watching it in Huangshi Village is indeed very shocking, not inferior to the popular Yuan Jiajie.

Take the cableway down the mountain in the evening, and the sky is full of sunset. It is recommended that you take the cableway on the lower Huangshizhai side and shuttle through the mountains, which is very impressive.

After visiting Huangshi Village, the trip in Zhangjiajie came to a successful conclusion.

Walking down Enshi + Zhangjiajie was still quite difficult. There were a lot of people who needed to walk on foot, and I was a little tired physically. But seeing such a beautiful natural miracle with my own eyes makes my memory full of shock.

This trip alone at 30° north latitude is not enjoyable overall. Next time, we will try to plan a longer route to explore more unknowns and surprises!