ZJJ Jiutian Cave is discovered by Warrior Wang Hai, A mountain cave explorers, in 1987. In 1988 it is was officially open to visitors and listed as provincial scenic area. In the same year, after investigation and evaluation of international cave experts, they agreed that Jiutian large has unique landscape and there are a number of caves that were not developed. So it was suitable for carrying out expedition.Therefore, International Karst Cave Organization formally accepted Jiutian as a member of it and identified Jiutian cave as a base for exploration. After exploration, it is found that there are old trees and other fossil karst cave inside the cave. It is a rare natural landscape and also has high scientific value.Translated by Sophia 

Sangzhi County 2012-07-05 00:37 View：5629

Zhangjiajie old yard is founded in the early years of Qing dynasty. Its architectural style is four damp down wall tujia architecture, an organic whole of tujia garden and tujia condole watchtower. It is a typical bi nazca (Tujia Nationality).It is the most preserved old house which survived in Xiangxi and even the whole country. It is a living fossil of tujia architecture, known as “Tujia first curtilage”. Zhu Rongji, former premier of the state council, once studied here.The old courtyard has a range collection, such as pottery and porcelain, ancient bed, bronze, silver, yarn, calligraphy and painting, which accounted for 14370 pieces. Its value has amounted to 1 billion yuan.Translated by Sophia

Yongding District 2012-07-04 00:43 View：3498

Red rock scenic spot is located in 10 kilometers to the north of Anhua,Hunan Province. In the mountains, there is a real wonderful hole, which named red rock reservoir. It has built red rock scenic spot.Red rock scenic spot, with red crag lake as the center, about more than 50 sites at the neighbor. It can be divided into red crag, xiangyang, small taoyuan and fairy pool scenic area. Each scenic spot has their beautiful legend.Red rock reservoir covers an area of 28.8 square kilometers. The water has the surface of 1.5 square kilometers. The castle peak is around clear water, the ever-flowing quiet environment. It is really a good place for leisure and travel sightseeing.Translated by Sophia

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-03 13:25 View：2468

The Aizhai Grand Suspension Bridge is a key project in the whole Jicha Highway program. With a main span of 1,176 meters and a subgrade width of 24.5 meters, this steel truss suspension bridge has the largest span in gorge throughout our country. The bridge is to be build in accordance with the highway standard of two lanes & four driveways, whose designed speed is 80 kilometers per hour As the bridge is located 335 meters over the Aizhai Town and the traffic below the bridge is heavy, it is proved that pulling the haulage cable by an airship would be the most convenient and safest way to start the project.When it opens in 2012, Aizhai will be the world’s highest tunnel to tunnel bridge and the fourth suspension bridge in China to cross a valley so wide it seems to be connecting two mountain ranges. The first three were the Siduhe, Balinghe and Beipanjiang 2009 bridges. Of the world’s 400 or so highest bridges, none will have a main span as long as Aizhai with a tower to tower distance of 3,858 feet (1,176 mtrs). Located deep in the heart of China’s Hunan Province near the city of Jishou, the suspension bridge is the largest structure on the Jishou to Chadong expressway with a deck 1,083 feet (330 mtrs) above the DeHang Canyon.The two tunnels on either side of the Aizhai bridge allowed the engineers to use the mountain top for the location of one of the towers, reducing its height to just 165 feet (50 mtrs) – unusually short for a bridge with a span nearly as long as the Golden Gate bridge at 3,858 feet (1176 mtrs). In addition to cost savings, the stubby support also allows the bridge to blend more naturally into its surroundings. The taller bridge tower is no less unique with side span cables that soar down the backside of a mountain, making first time visitors quizzical as to what exactly lies ahead. With most of the structure hidden from view, the bridge will come as a jaw-dropping surprise whether you enter the canyon from either tunnel. Due to a gap of approximately 328 feet (100 mtrs) between the last truss suspenders and the tops of the bridge towers, the engineers added some additional ground anchored suspenders to stabilize the two massive suspension cables and reduce any oscillations that could damage other components of the bridge. An overlook and visitors center will offer additional views of the broad valley.

HOT Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-06-21 17:46 View：17318

Hunan Xinning Langshan-National-Level Scenic Zone, adjacent to Guilin in the south and next to Zhangjiajie in the north, is located where it is over ten miles away from the south of Xinnig County, covering an area of about 100 km² with 60 scenic spot having been developed.Langshan, the most representative Danxia landform in China, is a resort of elegant water, beautiful mountains and amazing caves. On this land, protuberant rock forest, sophisticated limestone karst caves, mysterious gorge groups and comely Fuyi River weave an amazing picture of green water and red precipice.In this scenic zone, there are 3 natural bridges, 10 thread of sky, to idiomatical caves, 8 rivers and stream penetrating through the whole county, over 20 splendid gorges, many kinds of plants and animals. Five main scenic zones, Zixia Cave, Mount Camel, Octagonal Village, Xiaban Mountain and Fuyi River, lie here.By Patricia

Hunan & Other regions 2012-06-21 01:29 View：3484

Passing down along the Jinbian stream about 500 meters away from the Guimen peak, a 400-meter solitarily upstanding magnificent peak，known as Jinbian cliff can be seen. Jinbian cliff is one the famous attractions of Wulingyuan scenic zone. The top part of it is slender while the lower part of it is wide. It has rectangular edges with its facets covered with stripes of joint. This formation of flagella makes it look like a whip vertically plugging into the earth. When the sunset comes, Jinbian cliff was coated with golden sunlight, sparkling and dazzling, forming an eye-catching and splendid picture.According to the legend, Qin Shi Huang ，first emperor of Qin （259-210 B.C.）in order to consolidate his rule after he unified China ordered all of his subjects to build the Great Wall with huge rocks. Goddess Kwan-yin sympathized with those slave labors, so she cut off a lock of hair her own hair and gave it to them to drag the huge rocks. Qin Shi Huang thought now that a hair could heave away a boulder, if the hair was plaited into a braid, cannot it remove a mountain? Hence, he collected all the hair and braided it into a golden whip. As expected, the golden whip is so powerful in helping built the Great Wall. Then, Qin Shi Huang named it “mountain-rushing whip” and announced to use it to remove mountains and fill up seas.This announcement irritated the Dragon King, so he called on his shrimp soldiers and crab generals to discuss countermeasures and then figured out a plan.One day, Qin Shi Huang met a fascinating girl who looks like a fairy. He was absolutely infatuated with her and decided to make her his imperial concubine. Actually, this girl was the Dragon King’s daughter and she was planning to steal the golden whip. At the wedding night, the girl found that Qin Shi Huang kept the whip with him all the time, therefore, she asked him to take off the whip before coming into the bedroom. Qin Shi Huang agreed and held a celebrating feast. The girl made him drunk and replaced the real golden whip put under his head with a fake one. Next day, Qin Shi Huang found that the girl had gone and the whip was faked. With great anger, he ordered his solders to seize the girl. Knowing that she can’t escape successfully with the golden whip, she had to toss it. As a result, the golden whip was left by the Jinbian stream, becoming the Jinbian cliff.Translated by SophiaZJJ park-Eagle Nursing WhipZJJ park-Eagle Nursing WhipZJJ park-Eagle Nursing Whip

Wulingyuan District 2012-06-10 22:12 View：5752

Situated in the west of Tianzi Mountain inside of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Mount Fengxi is named for a stone being semblable in shape with phoenix head. Being puce in color, the stone extrudes out at top which makes it look just like phoenix mouth. With green trees and fresh bamboo covered on the stone, it looks just like unfolding phoenix screen. Plenty in caves, flourish in forest and elegant in mountain, Fengxi Mountain is a land full of wild joys. Down from west of the mountain, it will lead you directly to Golden Whip Stream.Fengxi Mountain is not only of natural beauty, It’s also charming because of its legendary past. At the waist of the mountain, King Xiang, the leader of uprising army of Tujia nationality ever built yard here. It is called Great Courtyard of Family Xiang. Now, Only relics remains. Opposite this mountain towers another precipitous mount on where your eyesight could far reach to five kilometers. It is said that King Xiang once set sentry post on it to monitor situation of enemy. Thus, this mountain is called Sentry Mountain. Besides, In the Fengxi Mountain, There are also scenic spots called Walking and Chanting Quzi, Tianzi Well, Chaplin Rock, Solitary Girl with Umbrella and so on.Mount Fengxi is a scenic spot you have to visit. There’s folk song which fully expresses the charm of it that “Picturesque Fengxi Mountain is beautiful with mount top to heaven and people looking like fairy”. Once you comes to Mount Tianzi, Don’t miss Fengxi Mountain, A place worthy of your visit.By Patricia

Wulingyuan District 2012-06-06 23:19 View：2879

Tian Men Mountain Temple was first built in the Tang Dynasty as a center of Buddhism in the area of western Hunan.The present Tian Men Mountain Temple is rebuilt on the basis of the original site with a plot area of more than 10,000 sqm. It adopts an official style of the Qing Dynasty and the buildings in the Temple compare well with the famous classical houses at home. The Temple is located in the mountain hollow with a broad vision. If one gazes into the southeast, all the hills seem to be so small that the Temple is really like an overlord. 

Yongding District 2012-06-06 15:49 View：7613