Zhangjiajie city is located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountains in the northwest of Hunan Province, in the middle and upper reaches of Lishui River. Its geographical coordinates are 119 41 ~ 11121 "east longitude and 28 52 ~ 29 48" north latitude. It is characterized by its amazing peaks, quiet valleys and beautiful forests, and is known as "3,111 strange peaks and 811 beautiful waters".

Zhangjiajie is a prefecture-level city, formerly known as Dayong City. There are only two districts (yongding county and Wulingyuan) and two counties (Cili and Sangzhi) under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 9,653 square kilometers and a population of more than 1.6 million. Tujia is the main minority, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, in the middle and upper reaches of Lishui, and belongs to the hinterland of Wuling Mountain.

Zhangjiajie is the birthplace and central area of the revolutionary base area of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou. As a result of tourism, it is the open window of Hunan, the living room for welcoming guests, the leading tourist in the whole region and the beautiful business card of beautiful China. It is known as "an enlarged bonsai and a reduced fairyland". There are many rivers in the territory, with Lishui and Laishui as the main stream, and there are three sources in the north, middle and south above the south branch of Sangzhi County. Beiyuan is the main stem, which originated from Cunninghamia lanceolata in Sangzhi County. Zhongyuan comes from the east foot of Badagong Mountain; Nanyuan comes from Longjiazhai, Yongshun County.

Zhangjiajie specialty

1. Rubus tomentosa tea

Rubus tomentosa is a wild plant growing in the virgin forest of Zhangjiajie. Rubus tomentosa tea refined from it has the unique freshness and simplicity of this area.

2. Mulberry salted dried bean curd

Mulberry salted dried bean curd is a specialty of Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. Mulberry salted dried bean curd is a famous local specialty. During the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, the salted dried bean curd made by the bean curd industry in Sangzhi County sold well in Changsha, Wuhan, Guangzhou and other places, and was once listed as a tribute and famous in Beijing.

3. Cili Jinxiang pomelo

Cili Jinxiang pomelo originated from Jiuxi Village, Jiangya Town, Cili County, Hunan Province (now Jiuxi Neighborhood Committee). In 1961, fruit tree experts at the city and county levels found in the general survey of citrus resources that the people at that time were commonly known as "melon sweet pomelo" because its fruit looked like melon and tasted sweet.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhangjiajie City