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  • Tianmenshan's Mountain Escalator

    Tianmenshan's Mountain Escalator

    Tianmenshan's Mountain Escalator runs throughout the mountain tunnel. From the bottom of Tianmen hole, can directly reach the Peak. The escalator, A total of 12 segments; length of 897 meters; the height of 340 meters; total span of 692 meters.
    Yongding District 2016-07-21 11:08 View:4619
  • Sangzhi He Long’s Former Residence

    Sangzhi He Long’s Former Residence

    The former residence of He Long is located in Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie city of Hunan Province.It was an ordinary wooden house which ride south. He Long’s grandfather He Liangshi build in Qing dynasty. Later on, it became inheritance of He Long’s father He Shitao. His sisters, brothers and him were born here, and spent their childhood and adolescence here. Because of their large family, He Long’s father used three board to separate into six rooms. The median house had red gold plaque of “He Long Gu Ju” four words which wrote by Deng Xiaoping. In 1919, the ordinary house was burned by the reactionary. Then He Long’s father soon rebuilt, to the 1925, it had a expansion into the courtyard. In 1929 it was destroyed by the local reactionary group, only leaving the groove of the door and a residual wall. During the period of the culture revolution, He Long was framed up, so the rest wall was destroyed.Now,the former residence of He Long restored in 1977.In 1983, Hunan Provincial People’s government made it in the key cultural relics protection units.Translated by Sophia
    HOT Sangzhi County 2016-04-13 00:25 View:3945
  • Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town

    Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town

    The Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town boasts more than 380 intact ancient structures erected during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, covering an area of 100,000 square meters.This Town is a well-known scenic spot in China\\\'s Hunan Province. The town boasts more than 380 intact ancient structures erected during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, covering an area of 100,000 square meters. The buildings endured the ages with some wear, but they remain vivid reminders of the luxurious lifestyle of wealthy merchants.Hongjiang took shape in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) and flourished in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.It once served as the assembly and distribution center for various commodities - including oil, logs, opium and white wax-for seven nearby provinces and regions due to its location at the confluence of the Wushui and Yuanshui rivers.Recently in Hongjiang, a grand and graceful Chinese style fresco painting was discovered. The fresco depicts the  character \\\"Fu\\\" (meaning \\\"Fortune\\\" in Chinese) which often appears in paintings of animals such as magpies, red-crowned cranes, sika deer, and tortoises. This fresco embodies the rosy prospect of \\\"Hongfuqitian\\\" (an idiom means being supremely fortunate, with a homophone of \\\"Hong\\\" as Hongjiang in the first word) with five implications of fortune, promotion, longevity, happiness, and wealth in the form of animal paintings. The fresco\\\'s style is exclusive to Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town, and remains a unique work of art even at the national level.Transport: Visitors can take a bus from Huaihua South Station to get there. The bus fare is RMB20 yuan.Tel: (86)745-7632579Admission (for reference): RMB60 yuan/adultOpening hours: 8:00-17:30
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2016-01-22 10:49 View:4133
  • Zhangjiajie Ghost Valley Glass Plank Bridge

    Zhangjiajie Ghost Valley Glass Plank Bridge

    Zhangjiajie tianmen mountain ghost valley glass bridge is located in the west of zhangjiajie tianmen mountain national forest park. It is 60 meters long and the high peak is 1430 meters above sea level. All visitors are asked to put on shoe on the bridge, in order to keep clean glass bridge.As a new attractions, unlike other plank road, the wonder of ghost valley glass plank road neither in the cliff top, nor in the side cliff. It is that all the line growing in the middle of the cliff, which gives a horrible sense to a person.Translated by Sophia
    Yongding District 2015-06-11 15:07 View:13893
  • Air Corridor in Yangjiajie

    Air Corridor in Yangjiajie

    According to the description of the tour pals, the Air Corridor is one of the most eye-catching scenic spots in Yangjiajie, ZJJ. It is the most difficult path from Asking for the Moon to the. Vertical cliffs encircle us and only a plank road facing the cliff lies on our left hand. In fact, Air Corridor is a plank way carved over the cliffs, so when you walk on such passage, it will both excite and exhaust you!Half-hour later, when we turned right, a open vision met our eyes and a fairyland emerged. Looking down from its viewing deck, we had a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the National Forest Park with steep mountains, solitary stalagmite on the sides and the ghat splendidly coiling up terrace like a flying white ribbon.Thus, I am completely conquered by this spectacle and stunned by the uncanny craftsmanship of nature!By Brenda
    Wulingyuan District 2015-03-04 23:29 View:6767
  • Sangzhi Badagongshan Mountain

    Sangzhi Badagongshan Mountain

    ZJJ Badagongshan Mountain, located in the northwest of Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City, 140km away from Zhangjiajie City and 89 km from Sangzhi Town, is the greatst recovered primitive forest in the back-land of Asia with over 3,000 plant species and over hundreds of animal species well preserved here. What most attract tourists yearning for this land are exploration resources which can not be duplicated. Next, please follow me to experience three classical exploration attractions.The first amazing sight is Seven Rock and Baizhang Waterfall which is hung on the valley cliff. There are three waterfalls which are as high as hundreds of meters. Violent flows fly down along valleys, striking on rock with thundering sound. When flows dropping down to the third-level waterfall, silver waterfall is set apart like flying white silk and satin after coiling along seven pinnacled cyan rocks.After enjoy of splendid and thrilling waterfall, let’s have a peaceful mood to appreciate the Fairy Pool. Situated in the deep place of Tianping Mountain, the pool is formed owing to strike of waterfall as high as over three hundred meters. According to the legend, seven fairy ladies ever took bath in this pool. Around the pool, vines wine along and lobster flowers bloom with delicate fragrance. Thus, it is also called Fragrant Pool.Now, let’s visit CowHeadMountain. It is named this name just because its appearance looks like the head of cow. Its altitude is as high as 1,300m. The best time to enjoy the scenery is just at the stop of heavy rain. At this time, cloud and mist, covering mountains and forest, is as fierce as sea weaves. The sun penetrates through the cloud sea and sprays down countless bundles of gold light. Then, cloud and mist is paint by colorful light. Standing on the top of this mountain, you will feel like riding on clouds just like a fairy.Scenery Index:☆☆☆☆☆Intensity Index:☆☆☆☆☆Difficulty Index:☆☆☆☆☆By Patricia
    Sangzhi County 2014-10-24 21:30 View:4558
  • Zhangjiajie Glass Plank Road

    Zhangjiajie Glass Plank Road

    Zhangjiajie Glass Plank Road lies in the west of Tianmen Moutain. Its overall length is 60 meters. The highest point of this bridge arrives about 1430 meters. Glass Plank Road is seen as another masterpiece after Ghost Path, Glass deck and wooden bridge over the gorge.Zhangjiajie Glass Plank Road can compare favorably with world-known glass corridor in American Grand Canyon. In fine days, the shadow of blue sky and white cloud overspread the whole Glass Plank Road, which can bring visitors a feeling of walking in the edge of cloud. In mist days, Glass Plank Roa is partly hidden and partly visible.In order to insure the transparency and cleanness, all visitors are required to wear shoe covers when walking on Glass Plank Road.Translated by Becky
    Yongding District 2014-10-10 00:54 View:9383
  • Fenghuang Tuojiang River

    Fenghuang Tuojiang River

    Xiangxi Tuojiang River is the mother river of the Ancient Phoenix City. Flowing around the ancient city wall of Fenghuang town, Tuojiang River reflects the Tu minority buildings along it. These hundreds of years’buildings add more colors to Tuojiang River. As you go downstream through the Rainbow Bridge, A picture of water town will spread in front of you: The Wanshou Palace, The Wanming Tower, The Duocui Building, And so on and so forth.Ancient City Wall is located along the south bank, built with the red bricks in an elegant and great atmosphere. Tu ethnic buildings along the Tuojiang River form a unlimited picture which is describe the traditional southern water town in China.Tuojiang River was muddy brown since it was raining at that time, but on a perfectly clear day it was said to be emerald green, reflecting the mountain scape in which the town is at the foot. Much of the structures like the walls, temples, bridges, wells, stone steps and stilt houses remain their old structures and styles ranging back to Ming and Qing Dynasties.Translated by Sophia
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2014-10-09 12:38 View:4804