Zhangjiajie is located in northwestern Hunan Province, the source of the river, Wuling hinterland. Its east and Changde border, south and Yuanling County adjacent, west and Yongshun County, Longshan County border, north and Hubei Province, Hefeng County and Xuanen County as neighbors.
Zhangjiajie has a moderate climate, located in the northern mid-latitude, with a humid monsoon climate of the central subtropical mountain prototype. As a result, there is abundant rainfall, plenty of sunshine, a long frost-free period, a short period of severe cold, and an average annual temperature of about 16 degrees Celsius.
Zhangjiajie due to the special geography and geomorphology, to the tourism city, its rich tourist landscape, unique tourism resources have long been known. The scenery in the territory - clear water, peaks and gorges, dark valleys, unique. Its largest Wulingyuan Natural Scenic Area consists of three parts: Zhangjiajie Forest Park, Suoxiyu and Tianzi Mountain, with a grand area and spectacular scenery. Scenic area with three thousand Cuiwei peaks, eight hundred glazed water, ghostly work of God-like canyon peaks and forests landscape won the "natural museum" reputation.
In addition to the natural landscape, Zhangjiajie also has Puguang Zen Temple, Yuhuang Cave Grottoes and other places of interest, the former homes of celebrities such as He Long, Du Xinwu, as well as the local simple and gorgeous, slightly mysterious ethnic minority customs. It is no wonder that the great poet Li Bai also once thought, "When I have accomplished my work and whisked my clothes away, I will return to Wulingyuan."
The best time to visit Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie belongs to the monsoon climate of the central subtropical mountain plains, with comfortable and pleasant temperatures, abundant rainfall, abundant sunshine, and a short period of severe cold, with an average annual temperature of 16 degrees.
Visiting Zhangjiajie, there is something to enjoy in all seasons. Spring everything is revived, a faction of fresh, for the flowers, trekking good time; summer trees, lush, is the summer, rafting good time; autumn sky high, peaks and peaks, a faction of oil painting scenery, is to taste the fruits, ascent to a good time; winter silver wrapped, the mountain dance silver snake, a different flavor, for the snow, looking for plums a good time.
Comprehensive comparison, spring and fall are more suitable for travel, so 4, 5, September, October is the best time to travel, but please try to avoid "May Day", "11" Golden Week time period, because the scenic area is not only tourists rubbing shoulders, and live, eat and other prices are also very high. The price of living, eating and so on will also rise sharply.
Scenic spots
Tujia Style Park
Tujia Style Park is located in the beautiful scenery of Zhangjiajie City, is a humanistic landscape and natural landscape integration, set of sightseeing, arts and cultural performances, exhibitions of exotic treasures, lodging, catering, entertainment, shopping is equal to the integration of large-scale comprehensive tourist attractions.
The Tujia Style Garden is mainly composed of Tujia architectural complexes, folk style and folk custom display, cultural performances, guest rooms, catering, large-scale hunting grounds, rare plant gardens, root carving bases and other functional areas.
The architecture in the park is unique to the Tujia ethnic minority characteristics, magical footstools, carved beams and painted buildings, brilliant, flying eaves and corners, exquisite and elegant. Punching the sky building, mountain building pavilion, magnificent, building height of 48 meters, *** have twelve layers, curved path back to, ingenuity, people often praise: "good a Tujia Punching the sky building, half of the tower to the cloud in the head, who climbed to the top of the peak place, the gods invited him to be a friend"; In addition, the park also has the Tujia Castle, swinging hands Hall, Tujia cottage, listening to the King's Palace, etc, these Architecture are also quite distinctive, is to appreciate the characteristics of the Tujia residential architecture, an important landscape to understand the culture of the Tujia.
In Hunan, it is often said that "the mountains view the scenery, the mountains taste flavor". Therefore, in the Tujia style park not only to appreciate the Tujia characteristics of the building, and more importantly, to appreciate the Tujia ethnic minority style. From the door of the door wine to the sister of the mountain song, from tasting the Tujia "ten bowls" to the people singing and dancing swinging hand dance, all reflect the warmth of the Tujia people, hospitality, showing national unity, thriving and prosperous scene.
Attractions Travel Tips
Ticket: 48 yuan
How to get there: The Tujia Garden is only a 5-minute drive from the airport, which is very convenient to get to.
Diet: Inside the garden, you can taste the special Tujia dishes, the famous "Ten Big Bowls", sour fish meat, chicken soup and aromatic Tujia bacon.
Shopping: You can buy some special handicrafts and souvenirs of the Tujia people in the Park.
Accommodation: The accommodation in the Tujia Style Park is better, with three-star hotels, complete facilities and functions, making the accommodation very convenient.
Baofeng Lake Scenic Area
Baofeng Lake Scenic Area is located in the south of Suoxiyu Town, belonging to the World Natural Heritage - Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, named for the back of the Buddhist resort of Baofeng Mountain, with a total area of 274 hectares, consisting of two major parts of Baofeng Lake and the Eagle's Nest, the integration of the lake and mountain color, humanities and mountains. The lake and the mountains are a perfect combination of humanities and landscape.
Baofeng Lake scenic area of beautiful natural scenery. It is located between the mountains, the natural water flow, melt the fresh air, the scenery between the mountains and water is unique and quiet. Around the lake, all for the green trees covered, different forms, knife and axe cut sandstone peaks. The peaks are of various styles and have a variety of postures. Between them there are also spectacular peaks and waterfalls, the sound of the boom, shocking. Waterfalls tumbling jump, as if the heavenly soldiers down, magnificent, because of the bright and colorful, vibrant and known as the Baofeng Lake "eyes"; and the average width of less than 4 meters of the deep and narrow valley of a line of sky, is the scenic area is another major classic landscape. Two peaks abruptly, lofty upward, the sky in the middle is like a thin and long silk thread, its length, narrowness and depth of all the scenic spots in the country can be called the best.
In addition, Baofeng Lake Scenic Area, there are 1212.8 meters high Baofeng Mountain, majestic, towering in the sky; the terrain of the Eagle's Nest, sitting high in the mountains, overlooking the hundred battles of the peaks of the mountains; the shape of the quartz sandstone peaks and forests, towering, the charm of the full out; between the green hills of Baofeng Temple, the ancient color, hidden mystery, exuding a rich religious and cultural atmosphere; the quiet and beautiful calm of the Baofeng Lake like a party! Goddess, Zhuoyao purity, one's heart quiet. Boating in the lake, see the lake like a mirror, the peaks and trees are reflected in the lake, presenting a wonderful symmetrical landscape painting up and down, endless interest.
Travel Tips
Ticket: 65 RMB
How to get there: Take a long-distance bus from Zhangjiajie to Wulingyuan, and then take a motorcycle or other means of transportation to reach the scenic spot from Wulingyuan.
Best time to visit: Baofeng Lake Scenic Spot with lakes and mountains, go there in April, May, August and September, the scenic spot has a better climate and the temperature is suitable, very suitable for touring.
Diet: You can try local specialties and famous domestic dishes in the scenic area.
Shopping: you can buy some handicrafts and tourist souvenirs of Tujia and other ethnic minorities.
Lodging: the scenic area has a number of hotels such as Baofeng Hotel and Baofeng Villa, which are convenient for accommodation.
Huanglong Cave Tourism Area
Huanglong Cave Tourism Area belongs to the Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, is the earliest one to be opened in the caves in the Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, and is known as the "Chinese Wonderful Cave, the World's Cave Wonders".
Huanglong Cave is a typical karst karst landforms, has now been identified a total area of 48 hectares, a total length of 15 kilometers, a vertical height of 140 meters, divided into two layers of dry holes, two layers of water holes. Huanglong Cave cave in the hole set of holes, holes connected, the hole is also hidden underground. By the limestone solution condensed stalactites, stalagmites, stone flowers, stone mantle, stone branches, stone tube, stone pearls, stone coral and other cave landscape all over the cave, or high or low, or God-like or shape, in different forms to show the magic of nature sentimental.
Huanglong Cave scenic spot scenery unique, **** there are six major features: several holes iterative columns, back and forth; hole capacity wide, profoundly difficult to measure; hole columns tall, strange; hole stone transparent, colorful; hole stone sound, hooking people's souls; hole in the Yinhe, can be rowing boats to invite. Cave Tianxian water hall area of 5,483 square meters, three waterfalls from the dome pouring down into the jade pool, spectacular; hole in the Dragon Palace for the Huanglong Cave thirteen halls in the largest one, but also one of the most beautiful. More than two thousand stalagmites rising from the ground, a thousand forms, colorful, as if standing in groups of soldiers, like waiting for the launch of the rocket, the visual effect is strong, shocking.
The magical Huanglong Cave is unique in the cave landscape at home and abroad by virtue of its complex cave structure, tall stone waterfalls, vast cave halls, and a large number of stalagmites in thousands of different postures, worthy of "China's Best Cave", called the crystallization of the poem, philosophical cohesion, and statues of beauty.
Attractions travel tips
Tickets: 65 yuan
Arrival: Huanglong Cave is located in Zhangqing Highway, 40 kilometers, the traffic is very convenient, from Zhangjiajie Railway Station, Zhangjiajie Airport, Zhangjiajie bus station are 35 kilometers, the quality of the road is all the standard national highway pavement, the drive is only 30 minutes.
Zhangjiajie Local Cuisine
Mud Loach Drill Tofu
Main: small mud loach, tofu
Features: special method of preparation; tastes fresh, tender oil, heavy material, and beautiful flavor.
Introduction: using fresh loach pour water and a small amount of salt, feeding overnight, wash the loach inside and outside. Then the live loach poured into the white tofu, heated by fire, the loach will naturally drill in the tofu. This way, the flavors of the tofu and the loach can mingle with each other.
Hopping Cuisine
Also known as: Lunar New Year's dish
Main ingredients: radish, tofu, cabbage, green onion, pork
Features: strong flavor, good taste; fresh and nutritious soup
Legend: According to legend, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court recruited the soldiers of the Tusi army from Hunan and E.E.S.W. to the front to fight against the Japanese invaders, and the time for the attack was just in time for the New Year's Eve. In order not to delay the military opportunity, the King of the Tusi ordered to advance - days to celebrate the New Year. For the sake of simplicity, people put bacon, tofu, radish, etc. in a pot to cook into a braised dish as a New Year's dinner, this dish is for the "combined dishes".
Blood Tofu
Main ingredient: tofu, pig's blood
Features: tofu is blended with pig's blood, pork and chili peppers and other ingredients, pounded into a puree, smoked and roasted until it turns waxy yellow, giving it a tangy, chewy, sinewy flavor that is a great accompaniment to wine
Sour Fish
Main ingredient: cured fish
Features: many different ways to process and eat it, with a sour, spicy flavor. The taste is sour and spicy; the fish is not greasy or fishy, and it is both antiseptic and palatable.
Wu Chicken Tianma Soup
Main: Zhangjiajie eight Dagongshan specialties Tianma
Features: the use of folk nourishing "secret recipe" elaborate production, eight Dagongshan Tianma golden color, translucent hair, can be said to be the top of the Tianma, not only to treat dizziness and vertigo, stroke, hemiplegia, etc., but also a nourishing nutrients. Nourishing nutrients. Eight Dagongshan asparagus with chicken, more nutritional supplements in the top
Sangchu salt dried bean curd
Main: dried bean curd
Features: a long history of production, the reputation of the three Xiang; high nutritional value, and has to clear heat, moisten dryness, promote the production of fluids, detoxification, intestinal broadening, and turbidity and other efficacies. It has a strong taste and delicious flavor.
Social rice
Main: social vegetables, bacon, glutinous rice, etc.
Features: Tujia people in February, "social day" must eat "festive rice"; glutinous rice fragrance, bacon tendon beauty, the use of low-fire simmering, so that the rice and meat are fused. The flavors seep into each other, and then the aroma overflows, and the taste is wonderful.