How to get to Zhangjiajie from Changsha South Railway Station?

Although you came quietly and left quietly, you did not take away a single cloud of Zhangjiajie. There was no glamorous light shining during the trip, but you didn’t realize that you had left behind the best memories and the most beautiful figures inadvertently. Because of your pursuit and pursuit, the world will not be lonely. , tour guides, and every city becomes wonderful because of your presence. I wish you all the best, guests from afar. Maybe you didn’t notice that behind your departing figures, there is still someone watching you until you return to the city. I am from Zhangjiajie. Local tour guide, maybe you won’t remember me after I leave, but for everyone I have accompanied through Zhangjiajie, your youth and your trek will remain deeply in my life journey. You have your travel notes. , your travel notes will contain the stories I have told.

For everyone who reads this article and wants to come to Zhangjiajie, I would like to say that Zhangjiajie welcomes you, and Zhangjiajie Xingqing Self-guided Tour welcomes you. My name is Xiao Wu, an ordinary little tour guide. And I am a tour guide with no good looks. What can I do to make you choose me? Let me tell you, that is quality, service quality, whether all customers can take care of everything from the moment they arrive in Zhangjiajie, and can strategize all food, accommodation and transportation. My trump card is that I have a real heart. Think about the problem from the customer's position.

Zhangjiajie City was originally called Dayong City. I prefer her original name. From the name, it can be seen that the local government attaches great importance to tourism. It is a small city with big mountains and rivers. There are many ethnic minorities here, and there are many Tujia people. Occasionally, you will see women carrying children in backpacks on the street, which is quite interesting. There are also many local people selling fruits near the station carrying baskets on poles. Most locals can speak Mandarin, albeit with a slight accent. When it comes to Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan, I think it goes without saying that the beauty of the scenery is unparalleled. The stunning landscape formed by the unique landform is unique in the world, let alone China. In China, there is no humanities and history, and there don’t seem to be many major scenic spots that can dominate the world just based on the scenery. So how to play in Zhangjiajie? Here, Ah Ci will recommend a small route to everyone!

Preparation before traveling:

1. Bring more batteries and fully charge them; bring more camera cards. Bringing a tripod is a must for water photography in Golden Whip Creek.

2. Mineral water costs 5 yuan and drinks cost 6-10 yuan. Of course, drinks are more cost-effective

3. All snacks can be counter-priced, but indeed Even for snacks in regular stores, no bargaining is successful (don’t mind if you peel them off).

4. Try to stay in a place where hotels are concentrated. Although environmentally friendly vehicles in the scenic area are beckoned to park, during the peak season or when visiting the scenic spots during the day, the environmentally friendly vehicles are full at the starting point. No parking.

5. Small eco-friendly cars lead to various scenic spots. You must first ask the dispatcher about which car you want to board. The dispatcher is usually the person standing at the door of the queue waiting for the bus. Obviously

6. Large environmentally friendly vehicles (buses) are specially used to go between scenic spots and cable cars, and they are all short distances. They are separated from the small eco-friendly car stations, usually about 500 meters apart.

7. In the developed areas on the mountain, mobile phones have signals, so there is no need to worry about this.

8. Farm meals are delicious, but not cheap. It is recommended to have a meal package, it is much cheaper than ordering a la carte, and it is not a scam. Usually around 30 people per person, of course you can negotiate the price if there are more people.

9. You must bring sunscreen. Although I am very dark, it has nothing to do with black and white. I was sunburned alive. I have to apply a lot of sunscreen every time I take a tour. It's carried with you.

10. It rains in small patches. It rains heavily in Yuanjiajie, but it may be sunny in Tianzi Mountain, so don’t ask me about the weather. Weather forecasts are never applicable in Zhangjiajie. The so-called mountains Baby-faced weather changes at any time.

11. It rained heavily the night before, but it doesn’t mean it will be rainy or cloudy the next day. If you’re lucky, there may be a sea of ??clouds, which is very spectacular.

12. The cable car here is better than others. Cable cars in scenic spots must be meaningful, because there are not many hiking routes with scenery along the way, and going up and down the mountain will be boring. Exceptions are made for those who exercise.

13. Zhangjiajie is not like other mountains. In fact, if the weather is too clear, there will be no fog. Without fog, it would not be Zhangjiajie. Many scenery will be mixed together without hierarchy, which is very confusing.

14. If you are staying, remember to bring your own toiletries. Because Zhangjiajie Hotel promotes environmental protection, toiletries in Zhangjiajie hotels are charged.

15. You don’t need to look too closely at the names of scenic spots on the Zhangjiajie tourist map. About 30 of them don’t match. Because I took photos of most of the observation decks and scenic spot signs, and listened to the tour guide’s explanations, they are quite different from the labels on the pictures. For example, the "Shengui Wentian" in Yuanjiajie is written on the map as "Double Turtles Tour". There are also many scenic spots that are not marked on the map, so we just need to look at the scenery with a magnificent view. It doesn't matter what it is called. , now it’s all just for publicity.

The first day in Forest Park:

You can already see the peaks standing in the square at the entrance of Forest Park. The symbol here is the bronze statue of the famous painter Wu Guanzhong, who discovered Zhangjiajie has been restored to Zhangjiajie, so that the peerless beauty here that has never been known to the people in the boudoir can be displayed in front of everyone.

Not far from the entrance is the Oxygen Bar Square, which is the entrance to Jinbian Creek. You can also take a bus to the lower station of Huangshizhai Cableway and the four gates of Shuilao. The Oxygen Bar Square is indeed worthy of its name. It is a green space in the mountain col. In spring, the vegetation is lush and full of vitality, and the air is naturally very fresh.

The Golden Whip Creek Grand Canyon is famous for its peaks, its valleys for its seclusion, its forests for its beauty, and its water for its soul. Stone peaks rise from the ground on both sides of the canyon, with different shapes. The canyon between the peaks and forests is deep, the trees are tall and the forest is luxuriant, and everything is green. The stream is gurgling, crystal clear with rocks visible, and fish are swimming happily in the shallow bottom.

Golden Whip Creek is located in the east of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, with a total length of about 7.5 kilometers. It is named after it flows through Golden Whip Rock. The main attractions include Golden Whip Rock, Divine Eagle Guard Whip, Mother and Child Peak, and Zhu Bajie Back Daughter-in-law, Master and Disciple Studying for Buddhist Scriptures, Two Turtles Exploring the Stream, Wenxing Rock, Purple Grass Pond, Meeting Thousand Miles Away, Water Surrounding the Four Gates, etc.

The average oxygen ion content of the air here is as high as 100,000 per cubic centimeter. No wonder Nancy Dick, the former governor of Colorado, said exaggeratedly: In Zhangjiajie, every breath costs US$5.

The monkeys here are generally very friendly to people. Most of the monkeys come close to wait for tourists to feed them, but there are also impatient monkeys that rush over to grab food without waiting for tourists to open their bags. They move quickly. Catch people off guard.

Golden Whip Rock rises more than 380 meters from the ground. The entire rock is made of quartz sand. It reflects the shining golden light under the sunlight, making this "stone whip" dubbed "gold". . The three sides of the rock peak are like knife cuts, and the walls have straight lines and sharp edges. According to legend, Qin Shihuang drove the mountains to fill the sea with a whip. At dawn, the rooster crowed, but the mountains did not move, so he left a golden whip to form rocks here. There is a mountain peak next to Golden Whip Rock that looks like an eagle guarding its chicks. It is majestic and guards the "Golden Whip" day and night, so it is called the Condor. This scene is named "Condor Whip".

The filming location of the TV series "Journey to the West" where masters and apprentices learn from each other. Three points of the mountains in Zhangjiajie are similar, and seven points depend on imagination. Use your imagination and take a closer look. (On the right is Tang Monk. He is wearing a hat and cassock with his hands clasped together. Can you tell? Then followed by Wukong and Junior Brother Sha. Don’t ask me where Bajie is. He is carrying his wife next to him...

Zhu Bajie was carrying his wife, Miss Gao, on his back. His wife felt sorry for him and held a parasol for him. Zhu Bajie was also more romantic, holding a bouquet of roses.

The story of "Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother" happened in Huashan, but why is this scenic spot named "Splitting the Mountain to Save the Mother"? It turns out that there is a scenic spot located in the upstream section of the Golden Whip Creek Tour Line in Zhangjiajie Forest Park, which vividly shows the scene of little agarwood saving her mother. There are split mountain peaks, little agarwood with great magical powers, and a lotus lantern that travels through time and space. The picture is vividly and vividly reflected in one place at the same time.

Meeting Thousands of Miles Away This is a pictographic stone peak, resembling a man and a woman nestling together, hence the name. Located about 600 meters east of Purple Grass Pond, the lower ends of the two taller stone peaks in the peak cluster are integrated into one. The upper ends are separated, the taller one slightly leans forward, and the lower one leans back slightly, as if wanting to embrace. Just like a husband and wife reunited after a long absence, thousands of words are spoken, all reflected in the affectionate gaze.

Finally came to Shuirao Simen, and my eyes suddenly brightened up. Four streams, Jinbian Creek, Kuangdong Creek, Yuanyang Creek, and Longwei Creek, were twisting and converging in this valley basin of less than 200 square meters. , cutting out four mountain gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest, so they are called the four water gates.

The Bailong Ladder is not included in the package price of food, accommodation and travel. Taking the No. 1 Ladder in the World (Hundred Dragons Ladder), visiting the No. 1 Bridge in the World, and entering the No. 1 Village in the World (Yuanjia Village), this is also a unique experience when visiting Yuanjiajie, the core scenic spot of Wulingyuan.

What you can see from the Ecstasy Terrace is the back garden of Yuanjiajie’s core scenic spot. Standing on the stone terrace and looking from afar, Huangshi Village and Golden Whip Stream are looming, and hundreds of mountains rise from the ground. When it arrives, it is spectacular.

Yuanjiajie is known as the mysterious "Pandora World". Here you can explore the mysterious and unpredictable world of floating mountains and dotted stars in "Avatar". If it is light rain or the weather after rain, you can even enjoy the enchanting scenery of clouds and mist filling the mountains. The famous Hallelujah Mountain, the majestic Ecstasy Tower, the No. 1 Bridge in the World and other aerial views are all popular attractions. There are many tourist groups in Yuanjiajie, so try to avoid the crowds

The Qiankun Pillar is a giant quartz sandstone pillar with an altitude of 1074m and a vertical height of about 150m. Not far away there is a statue of the manta ray, the Na'vi vehicle in the movie, and there is a fee for taking photos.

The next day is still the Forest Park:

Scenic spot introduction: "Laowuchang is densely covered with strange peaks, the terraces in the villages overlap, the mountains and rivers face each other, and it is full of mellow pastoral scenery. This tour route There are attractions such as the Immortal Lock, the Gathering of the Divine Soldiers, the Sky Garden, and the Yuanyang Waterfall. The Immortal Lock is located next to the winding mountain road of Tianzi Mountain and is shaped like a fitness stone lock; the Gathering of the Divine Soldiers is the highlight of the Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area, with more than 30 buildings of different shapes. The peak forest is like a magical general, hidden in the deep mountains and dense forests; the aerial pastoral is located next to Tujia Village, 2,000 meters to the left of Tianzi Mountain, with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. Below is a deep valley with an abyss, and there are trapezoidal fertile fields on the valley. , boarding the "Pastoral", the breeze blows in the sleeves, the clouds and mist are lingering, and you feel like you are in a fairyland; Yuanyang Waterfall is located in the west of Laowuchang. A white stream flows down from the top of a stone cliff of more than 100 meters. It is blocked by stones in the middle. The water divides into two streams, then flows into the pool and merges into one, so it is called Yuanyang Waterfall.

The Gathering of Divine Soldiers under the Morning Sun

This is the gap between the stone walls. It used to be from above. Step through. Every stone crevice here is hundreds of meters deep. Basically, if you lose your footing, you will be shattered to pieces, and there is no chance of survival.

Yangjiajie is a newly developed scenic spot, which is generally more popular among tour groups. Don't go here. Of course we can't miss it. It's comparable to Tianzi Mountain. You can't go to "Wulongzhai Bandit Den" where you can have a bandit addiction. (Of course, if you are a super fat person, It is recommended that you don’t go. To get to the Bandit Hall, you have to pass through a small stone gap. The gap is so small that even adults have to turn sideways to pass by. If your weight is more than 100KG, haha, still Don’t be a bandit!) The scenic spots in Wulong Village include: Tianbo Mansion, Echo Mountain, One Step to the Sky, Sky Corridor... The most beautiful scenery is of course Tianbo Mansion, the four naturally formed ancient city walls, and the ones in the distance. There are turtles and snakes on the left and right of the top of the mountain, as well as thick and tall stone peaks.

Yangjiajie Scenic Area is also a place that many groups cannot visit. Generally, they go to the right and left first. Longzhai and Tianbo Mansion, then go to the left to reach the sky and the sky corridor.

There is a gravel road from the Yangjiajie parking lot into the mountain. After walking for about ten minutes (after passing the golden rooster), turn left here to go to Yiyidentian and Sky Corridor, and turn right to Oolong. Village, Tianbo Mansion.

Scenery of Tianbo Mansion. .

To reach the sky in one step, we were immersed in the beautiful scenery for half a day and lamented our luck. We always saw the most beautiful scenery at the most appropriate time.

The stone peaks here form a series of stone walls, and many stone walls stand in parallel, with uneven heights. It feels like the remaining broken walls after the collapse of the building. It is said that they are like the Yang family The ruins of Tianbo Mansion, so this place is called Tianbo Mansion. There is a bifurcated walk about 15 minutes from the Wulongzhai parking lot. The right side leads to Wulongzhai and Tianbo Mansion, and the left side leads to Step to the Sky and Sky Corridor. Departing from the Wulongzhai parking lot, after a few minutes, you can see a very narrow dirt path on the right side of the road. There is a sign at the intersection saying "Go to the sky in one step". Ignore it and continue moving forward. In about 10 minutes, you will arrive at the "Golden Rooster Creeping Dawn" scenic spot. , there is a canteen nearby. After a short rest here, walk downhill for 5-6 minutes. This is a three-way intersection. Choose to go to the right to go to Wulongzhai and Tianbofu first, and arrive at Wulongzhaimen in 10 minutes

Third day Menshan:

Tianmen Mountain is the highest mountain in Zhangjiajie (1518.6 meters). It was called Yunmeng Mountain in ancient times, also known as Yuping Mountain. It was later named after the natural wonder Tianmen Cave. It is the earliest mountain in Zhangjiajie recorded in history. Famous mountains.

If you live in the city center, you can take a taxi and get off at the Tianmenshan Cableway Station in about 10 minutes. If you live near the train station or bus station, you can choose to walk directly there in about 15 minutes. There are two routes up the mountain at the lower station of the Tianmen Mountain Cableway. The first route is to queue up to check in, take the cableway to get on the bus, and then take a car down the mountain. The second route is to take a car up the mountain, and then take the cableway down the mountain. The first route is chosen by most people and takes a long time to queue up for the ropeway. However, it is also the best way to enjoy the scenery and has fewer stairs to climb. The second route is less time consuming to queue up and take the car, but it is very bumpy and requires a long ride. It takes 2 trains to reach Tianmen Mountain Square, and then you need to climb 999 steps to reach the upper end of Tianmen Cave. You also need to climb a while to the top of the mountain to start visiting the east, west, and middle attractions. The ropeway will stop for a few seconds at the middle station. We chose to continue to the top of the mountain and sat down to the end. After getting off the ropeway, you can choose between the east, middle or west lines. We decided to take the west line first, then transfer to the middle line to Tianmen Cave, and then take a bus down the mountain at Tianmen Cave Square.

Browse the route of the west line and middle line: Cableway Station - Lingxiaotai - West Line Glass Plank Road - Yihongguan - Guigu Tianqian - Guigu Bingpan - Yefu Hidden Treasure - Xiaotianmen - 捭He - Guangui Valley Cave - Qiuer Cave - Cherry Bay - Yunmeng Xianding - Chuanshan Elevator - The upper end of Tianmen Cave - Tianmen Cave Square - Take a car down the mountain to the lower station of Tianmen Mountain Cableway.

The cableway line is 7,455 meters long, with a height difference of 1,279 meters between the upper and lower stations. The one-way running time is about 25 minutes. It is the world’s longest single-line circulating detachable cable car-type ropeway, like a rainbow. Flying across the "human world" and "in the sky", it is also like a giant dragon soaring into the cloudy sky, leaning on the mountain wall, soaring into the sky, soul-stirring, magnificent and spectacular, and has become one of the "four wonders" of the Tianmen Mountain Tourist Scenic Area.

Tianmen Mountain Cableway, the road below is Tongtian Avenue.

“ The Tianmen Mountain Cableway is the world’s longest mountain sightseeing passenger cableway, located in Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie. The cableway has a total length of 7454 meters, a height difference of 1277 meters, and a one-way running time of about 28 minutes. It is one of the few high-altitude cableways in the country. It is one of the cableways with a difference of more than 1,000 meters. The local slope between the station and the upper station is as high as 37 degrees, which is rare in the world. It is the cableway with the largest local slope in China and the cableway with the most supports. There are 98 carriages and 57 cableway brackets (including 3 ambulance brackets), all of which are imported from Europe.

The Tianmen Mountain Cableway starts from the urban garden in the center of Zhangjiajie and goes directly to the original sky garden on the top of Tianmen Mountain. , like a rainbow flying across the "earth" and "heaven", becoming one of the "four wonders" of the Tianmen Mountain Tourist Scenic Area, adding another unique wonder to Zhangjiajie, a world-class scenic spot.

The Winding Mountain Highway, known as the Tongtian Avenue, has 99 curves, surrounded by a jade belt, and the curves are closely connected, layer by layer, soaring straight into the sky. "The best highway wonder in the world" turned out to be. Viewed from the cableway, the road looks like a spider web of densely packed roads with a vertical height difference of about a kilometer.

The glass plank road is a mountain-mounted suspended glass walkway completed in September 2011. Located 500 meters from the starting point of the Tianmen Mountain Ghost Valley Plank Road, this is a fork in the road. For those who like excitement, you can choose to walk through it this way, otherwise you can go around the stone path next to it. It uses hard tempered glass, surrounded by metal railings, and transparent glass under the feet. It is 60 meters long, with the highest altitude of 1,430 meters and a width of 1.6 meters.

Tianmen Cave. After walking to Tianmen to turn over the water, you can take the mountain escalator down to Tianmen Cave with your ticket. After the tour, go down to Tianmen Cave Square. There is a free minibus in the square that takes you back to the ticket office square. From Tianmen Cave Square to the Ticket Office Square, the Tongtian Avenue, which has 99 turns in one round, is winding and winding. There are thousands of cliffs on both sides of the avenue, deep valleys, and 180-degree sharp bends that disappear and grow one after another, layer upon layer. It is called the best highway wonder in the world."

The Guigu Plank Road is located in the Wonderland Scenic Area and is named after the cliff hanging above the Guigu Cave. The total length of the plank road is 1,600 meters, with an average altitude of 1,400 meters. The entire plank road is neither on the top of the cliff nor on the side of the cliff. Instead, the entire plank road stands in the middle of the cliff, giving people the feeling of bending and stretching along with the ups and downs of the cliff. .

Tianmen Cave, with a gate height of 131.5 meters, a width of 57 meters and a depth of 60 meters, is located on the Qianxun Plain Wall with its north and south facing each other. It is majestic and majestic. It is a rare high-altitude through-mountain cave. It is a world-class wonder that fully displays the magic of nature. After going down the mountain to visit Tianmen Cave, take an eco-friendly car in the square to the Tianmen Mountain Cableway Station. Along the way, you can enjoy the amazing scenery of the 99-turn Tongtian Avenue. The Tongtian Avenue is winding and soaring upwards. It is named because it leads to Tianmen Cave, which is known as the gateway to Tongtian. The total length of the avenue is 11 kilometers, with thousands of cliffs on both sides, deep valleys, and 180° sharp bends. It is also known as the "Road to Heaven".

Final tips:

1. Please note when taking a taxi in Zhangjiajie: After arriving in Zhangjiajie, you will encounter a taxi driver in the train station square, airport square and anywhere in the city. A series of tourist traps, as long as you have a strict awareness of prevention, these traps will not succeed easily. As soon as you leave the train station square or the airport, like birds released from a birdcage, many people will flock to you, asking if you want to go to the scenic spot. It only costs 5 yuan per person, and there are also masters who will clock the meter honestly; regardless of whether the meter is clocked or not, As soon as you get on the bus, you will tentatively chat with the tourists. You will say that you have driven a taxi in Zhangjiajie for decades and you know Zhangjiajie very well. You also know all the beautiful sights and delicious places. After everyone chats, He will change the topic. He has friends in the travel agency. If you want to travel, you can introduce him through him. The price is definitely affordable. If there is no interest, when he learns which tourist attraction the tourist wants to visit and which travel agency receptionist he will find the right opportunity to say that it is a lie or that the accommodation in such and such a hotel is poor, through him he can contact a hotel with high cost performance. Once you guys check in, the driver gets a generous commission.

2. Note for tourists traveling by air: At the airport exit and on the civil aviation buses, there are many ways to prevent travel fraud. On the bus, the staff will vigorously publicize relevant information about Zhangjiajie tourism and then ask you to sign up. Of course, you can ride on civil aviation buses, so you can enjoy free lunch, and just put aside the hype about the flight attendants on the bus.

Zhangjiajie local free travel guide Xingqing Club Xiao Wu

3. Just a reminder: If you trust me, you can ask me in advance and we will arrange for staff to arrive You arrive at the location to pick you up so that such a trap won't happen to you.

In fact, all the traps are nothing more than the word "cheap". After tourists took advantage of this small advantage, they failed to achieve the purpose of being cheap, and various unpleasant incidents occurred. After returning home, they posted on the Internet that "Zhangjiajie people are all liars." "Zhangjiajie is a bandit den" and other posts to vent your feelings. We understand your feelings very well, but we are more sad: we are heartbroken for the various losses you have suffered in Zhangjiajie;

For your It hurts that Zhangjiajie is so unhappy when traveling to Zhangjiajie; it hurts that the beautiful mountains and waters of Zhangjiajie have been tarnished because of these reasons; it hurts that you didn’t choose us. Yes, any industry must make profits to survive, and we are no exception, but we will never make huge profits and are absolutely transparent in consumption (you will know that our prices are very real when you compare them with other travel agencies). We hope that tourists like you will not No matter how cheap you are, you will be taken advantage of because: there is no free lunch in the world, and a hugely cheap lunch is definitely a trap wrapped in a scam.