Zhangjiajie Forest Park

Firstly, let's have a comprehensive understanding of Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie is a city in Hunan Province, with major attractions including Zhangjiajie Forest Park, Tianmen Mountain, and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon.

Firstly, let's have a comprehensive understanding of Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie is a city in Hunan Province, with major attractions including Zhangjiajie Forest Park, Tianmen Mountain, and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon.

After weighing the pros and cons, we only played at Zhangjiajie Forest Park this time, so the guide here is specifically for Zhangjiajie Forest Park. The forest park is very large, with main attractions such as Tianzishan, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie, Huangshizhai, Shili Gallery, and Jinbian Creek.

At present, there are five ticket stations in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, namely: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Ticket Station, Tianzishan Ticket Station, Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Ticket Station, Yangjiajie Ticket Station and Shuijuan Four Gate Ticket Station. The ticket stations of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot are the ones that often enter and exit. There are buses passing between the ticket stations outside the park, and there are environmentally friendly cars in the park. Overall, transportation is very convenient, and there is no need to take a taxi or operate a black car.

traffic

The bus station is next to Zhangjiajie Railway Station, and there are flights to Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Bus Station and Forest Park Bus Station, 10 yuan/person. Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot and Forest Park bus stations are not far from the entrance, and you can walk there.   

There are free buses in the park, which they call eco-friendly vehicles. Environmentally friendly vehicles are divided into two routes: downhill and uphill.   

Outside the park, there are also buses between the Forest Park Bus Station and Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Bus Station, 10 yuan/person, running until 9 p.m. in peak season.    

admission ticket

The full ticket is 225 yuan per person, and it is said that the discounted price for booking online in advance is 185 yuan. The ticket is valid for four days, which means you can enter the park multiple times. The ticket price does not include the fees charged within the park, such as the cableway, the Hundred Dragon Sky Ladder, and the small train at the Ten Mile Gallery. The cableway and Bailong ladder are approximately 72 people per person, and the small train is 48. These expenses are voluntary and can be waived, relying solely on one's own feet?.    

Recommended essential items

1. Recommended scenic area map, available for free or for sale at the entrance, priced at five yuan per sheet.

2. official account: Zhangjiajie Tourism. There are detailed route recommendations. I personally think it's quite reliable.

Tourist itinerary

Let's take a look at the scenic map of Forest Park first. ps， The small map of the scenic area is very useful. Students who are self guided should remember to buy one 😂

Pay attention to the route in the picture, as there are some places where there are no environmentally friendly vehicles passing through. At the same time, the environmentally friendly vehicle routes on and off the mountain, as well as the cableway and ladder, are different.

From the picture, it can be clearly seen that there are eco-friendly vehicles connecting the Tianzishang, Yuanjiajie, and Yangjiajie scenic spots. This means that as long as you go up the mountain at any of these three scenic spots, you can visit them all at once. This is very important (Clever Bee) because whether it's climbing a mountain or using a cable car, you don't need to spend time and money on going up the mountain. At the same time, it is convenient for them to enter from the Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot ticket station. However, Huangshizhai is relatively isolated from them. It is close to the Forest Park ticket station, and coming down from Huangshizhai is the Golden Whip Creek, which can be enjoyed along the way.     

The pit I encountered

One big pitfall I encountered was the unclear route of eco-friendly vehicles not reporting stations!

Why do I think that emphasizing the importance of maps brings tears to my eyes 😂。 On the afternoon of October 3, I took an environmental car from the entrance of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot to Shili Gallery. I wanted to take a car from Shili Gallery to the ropeway of the Emperor (the staff said it was OK), but the environmental car directly pulled us back to the entrance of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot (the face covered bee). It was too difficult for me. I just took a car to go there.... After a series of twists and turns, it took 2 hours because during the National Day holiday, we had to queue up for everything we did! In the afternoon, it was too late to go to Tianzi Mountain, so I had to wander around the scenic spot at the foot of the mountain, Jinbian Creek. So how important it is to have a scenic map! Take a closer look at the approximate time needed above. Ah, I'm not selling maps.

2. Bring water, bring water. Mineral water on Yuanjiajie Mountain costs 5 yuan, and drinks cost 10 yuan. Huangshizhai mineral water is 10, and all beverages are 15.

The correct tour route

Zhangjiajie Forest Park recommends a 2-day visit. If you don't have a lot of luggage, you are recommended to take it with you, because you may go from the entrance of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot to the entrance of the forest park ticket station~Here is a two-day tour route that I summarized based on my own experience and the suggestions given by Zhangjiajie tourism officials. This route can be said to consume less physical energy, have fewer additional expenses, and visit more scenic spots.

Day 1: Emperor's Visit - Yangjiajie - Yuanjiajie - Shili Gallery

Get in from Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Ticket Station in the morning (you'd better stay in Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot last night) and take a car from the entrance to the Tianzi Mountain Cableway. Note that the car to the Tianzi Mountain Cableway is different from the environmental car (to the Shili Gallery) at the foot of the mountain. Don't take the wrong bus! Ask the driver and staff if you don't know! (You can also walk up the mountain, which takes about 2.5 hours. It is not recommended to be physically demanding.).

After arriving at the Tianzi Cableway Station, there will be a bus to Helong Park. The name is He Long Park Station, which is actually the core scenic area of Tianzi Mountain. The main attractions include Fairy Scattered Flowers and Imperial Brush Peak.

After enjoying the beautiful scenery of the emperor's visit (about an hour), go to the parking lot and take a car to Yangjiajie. Yangjiajie is said to be the place where the Yang family lived, and there are scenic spots such as Tianbo Mansion and Wulong Village. After visiting Yangjiajie, take an eco-friendly car to Yuanjiajie.

The Qiankun Pillar scenic spot in Yuanjiajie is the prototype of the floating mountain in the movie Avatar, which is quite spectacular.

The prototype of the movie Avatar's Floating Mountain, the pillar of the Yuan family's universe. Standing over 300 meters tall on flat ground, standing alone, always worried that he might fall down.

In addition, Yuanjiajie also has attractions such as the First Bridge in the World, the Lost Soul Platform, and the Divine Turtle Asking Heaven.

Zhangjiajie is known for its 3000 unique peaks rising from the ground, and a snap of it is a beautiful scenery.

A hundred yuan bill for internet famous scenic spots. Four peaks of the same height are connected, resembling the four heads of the old version of 100 RMB. Seeing it will make you rich.

It takes about 2 hours to visit the top scenic spot of Yuanjiajie Mountain. After enjoying the beautiful scenery of Yuanjiajie, you can take an eco-friendly car to the Bailong Heavenly Ladder. Going down the Bailong Heavenly Ladder, you can directly reach the Shuiluo Four Gates. A little further ahead is the Ten Mile Gallery. It takes about 72 hours to ride the Hundred Dragon Sky Ladder, and it is said to take 1.5 hours to queue during the National Day holiday 😯。

You can also walk down the mountain, which takes about an hour and a half. I actually recommend walking down the mountain. Compared to the hustle and bustle of the mountaintop and the crowded crowds, the backyard of the downhill passage feels like another world, quiet and cool, completely unlike Zhangjiajie, a 5A level scenic spot during the National Day Golden Week. Yuan Jiajie will walk down the mountain and walk to the back garden. After the garden is broken, he will arrive at the ten mile meeting scenic spot of Jinbian Creek (whisper bb, the starting point of this pedestrian channel is very smart, because it is in the middle of Jinbian Creek, and there is no environmental protection vehicle to pass through. It takes about an hour to walk to Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot or Forest Park) Then walk in the direction of Water Around the Four Gates, walk to the Water Around the Four Gates and take a bus to visit the Shili Gallery. After visiting the Shili Gallery, take a bus to the entrance of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot.    

Because we have basically visited the core scenic spots here in Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot today, we suggest taking a bus from Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Bus Station to the Forest Park Ticket Station in the evening and staying near the Forest Park Ticket Station.

The next day: Huangshizhai - Jinbianxi

Enter from the Forest Park ticket station, take the cableway or walk up the mountain (1 hour). Visit Huangshi Village along Dahuan Village. The main attractions include Monkey Handsome Pointing Troops, Misty Sea Turtle, Tianqiao Yidun, Feiyun Cave, Echo Wall, Yuping Peak, Star Picking Platform, Double Door Welcome and other attractions. Huangshi Village is known for its saying 'If you can't go to Huangshi Village, it's useless to come to Zhangjiajie' 😂， I guess the first reason is that these scenic spots are indeed good, but they are not as famous as Yuanjiajie Suspension Mountain. The second reason is probably that Huangshizhai was developed earlier. Overall, Huangshizhai is worth a visit~

Feiyun Cave, the one in the middle that looks like an elephant trunk, is a hole. If there is a sea of clouds, clouds will pass through the hole, so it is called Feiyun Cave.

After circling the village for a week, you can take the cableway down the mountain or walk down the mountain.

There are two roads down the mountain: the front mountain and the back mountain. The sanitation worker said that the front mountain is closer. There are fewer people choosing to walk down the mountain.

After descending the mountain, you will arrive at Jinbian Creek. You can visit Jinbian Creek, which is 7.5km long and takes about 2-3 hours. There are mountains on both sides.

Enriched itinerary (one day): Visit Tianzishan, Yuanjiajie, Jinbianxi, Huangshizhai

Preface:

This is the route I took this time, as I arrived in Zhangjiajie from Changsha around 1pm in the afternoon. Rest and recuperate in the hotel, and enter the scenic area around 3 o'clock. I originally planned to do the Tianzishan Cableway. Unexpectedly, there were fewer people going up the mountain in the afternoon, and we didn't know either. When we saw a car coming (there was a long mountain road from the entrance to the scenic spot), we took a seat. The car stopped at the Shili Gallery and we said we should go and take a stroll there. The crowded people, from the security check of Shili Gallery to the entrance, were all human and couldn't walk. We decided not to look anymore and went to Tianzi Mountain. We wanted to turn back and go out, but we were stunned. We also had to queue up at the exit. Finally, we arrived at the exit. As for how to get to Tianzi Mountain, the staff said they had to queue up for a ride. The long queue started again. As we get on the car and drive longer and farther, we realize that this is not a car to the Tianzishan Cableway, but a car to the exit!

Without a village in front or a shop behind, and without getting off in the middle, I had to grit my teeth and continue working. Oh, it's like a sand sculpture...     

When we arrived at the Ten Mile Gallery by car again, it was already too late to go up the mountain. There were too many people at the Ten Mile Gallery, and we may have encountered a flow of people coming down the mountain. Finally, I had to take a stroll around the Golden Whip Creek Then take the car back to the ticket station.   

Based on the experience of the first day, we have decided to depart early the next day to avoid peak hours. When we arrived at the ticket inspection hall around 7am the next day, it was already crowded with people. Fortunately, there aren't too many people going to the Tianzishan Cableway. Our next itinerary is:

Cableway up Tianzishan - Take an eco-friendly car to Helong Park - Appreciate the core scenic area of Tianzishan - Take an eco-friendly car to Yuanjiajie - Visit the core scenic area of Yuanjiajie - Descend from the back garden of Yuanjiajie - Arrive at the meeting point of Jinbian Creek for thousands of miles - Follow Jinbian Creek towards the direction of the oxygen bar (Forest Park ticket station) - Take a cableway up to Huangshi Village - Visit Huangshi Village - Descend from the mountain in front of Huangshi Village . It's about 6:30 at the foot of the mountain.    

The whole experience was pretty good, except for the fact that there were a lot of people on the first bridge in the world at Yuanjiajie. At other times, there weren't too many queues, especially on the downhill road where there were hardly any people and it was very quiet. I can't believe it?. Huangshizhai had relatively few people on the entire trip, probably because we missed the peak when we went up the mountain in the afternoon? Or has everyone gone to the Yuan family realm?   The entire process involves over 30000 steps.     

After going down the mountain, take a bus to Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot to pick up luggage and then take a bus to Zhangjiajie. The next day, embarking on the journey back to Zhangjiajie?.