national park
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Towering sandstone pillar formations that inspired the floating mountains in the movie Avatar.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Wulingyuan
Hunan, China · Asia
About Wulingyuan
Wulingyuan works well as a base: 30 minutes from Zhangjiajie, 11km from Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
Wulingyuan is in Hunan, China, with about 53,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zhangjiajie, about 25 km away.
Wulingyuan ([ù.lǐŋ.ɥɛ̌n], Chinese: 武陵源) is a scenic and historical site in the Wulingyuan District of South Central China's Hunan Province. It is noted for more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars and peaks across most of the site, many over 200 metres (660 ft) in height, along with many ravines and gorges withRead more
picturesque streams, pools, lakes, rivers, and waterfalls. It features 40 caves, many with large calcite deposits and a natural bridge named Tianqiaoshengkong (meaning 'bridge across the sky'), which is one of the highest natural bridges in the world. The site also provides habitat for many vulnerable species, including the dhole, Asiatic black bear, and Chinese water deer.
The site is situated in Zhangjiajie City and lies about 270 kilometres (170 mi) to the northwest of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. The park covers an area of 690 square kilometers (266 square miles). Wulingyuan forms part of the Wuling Mountain Range. The scenic area consists of four national parks, which are the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Suoxi Valley Nature Reserve, Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve, and the recently added Yangjiajie Scenic Area. Overall there are over 560 attraction sights to view. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
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What is there to see near Wulingyuan?
Within an hour or so of Wulingyuan: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (11 km), Zhangjiajie Pillar Formations (11 km), Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge (16 km), Tianzi Mountain (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Wulingyuan?
The nearest famous roads are Tianmen Mountain Road.
Where is Wulingyuan?
Wulingyuan is in Hunan, China, about 25 km from Zhangjiajie.
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- Population
- 52,712
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Hunan
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 29.3494, 110.5441
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Worth the detour from Wulingyuan
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Zhangjiajie Pillar Formations
Towering quartzite sandstone pillars that inspired the floating mountains of Pandora in the film Avatar.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
The world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge spans 430 meters across a canyon at 300 meters height in Zhangjiajie.
16 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Tianzi Mountain
Thousands of quartz-sandstone spires rise from mist-filled valleys in the Zhangjiajie massif, the landscape that inspired Avatar's floating mountains. A park road and cable car reach the ridge; dawn mist is the shot.
29 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Tianmen Mountain Road
A jaw-dropping road with 99 hairpin turns ascending Tianmen Mountain in China's Hunan province.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Wulingyuan
- 34 kmTianmen Mountain RoadA jaw-dropping road with 99 hairpin turns ascending Tianmen Mountain in China's Hunan province.
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