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Tianmen Mountain

Publish Time:2016-10-10 11:46:47Source:Zhangjiajie Tourism Bureau

【Introduction】:Being one of the world geoparks, the national forest part and the AAAAA-class tourist attraction, Tianmen Mountain is of the mountain-type natural scenic spot. It is situated in the southern suburb and 8 km away from Zhangjiajie City. With an altitude of 1518.6m high, Tianmen Mountain is the highest mountain of Zhangjiajie. Being called the Soul of Zhangjiajie and the First Holy Mountain of West Hu’nan, it is also the cultural shrine of Zhangjiajie.

Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park

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Being one of the world geoparks, the national forest part and the AAAAA-class tourist attraction, Tianmen Mountain is of the mountain-type natural scenic spot. It is situated in the southern suburb and 8 km away from Zhangjiajie City. With an altitude of 1518.6m high, Tianmen Mountain is the highest mountain of Zhangjiajie. Being called the Soul of Zhangjiajie and the First Holy Mountain of West Hu’nan, it is also the cultural shrine of Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie railway station and Zhangjiajie Hehua Air Port are just located in front of the mountain, which forms a convenient transportation system plus a direct high way.

Tianmen Mountain used to be called Songliang mountain in the old times. During the Three Kingdom Period, Songliang mountain was found to be unfolded suddenly like a wide-open door, which becomes one of the rarest world wonders--Tianmen Cave. Back to the old time, the emperor of Wu Kingdom considered the sudden unfolding of the mountain as a good sign, the name of the mountain was changed into Tianmen Mountain as a result. A county was set accordingly, which is Zhangjiajie City today. The total Scenic Area of Tianmen Mountain is 96 km2, 2 km2 of which is on top. Surrounded by cliff, the whole area belongs to typical karst landform. A complete primeval secondary forest has been preserved with abundant plant resources. There are rarely seen high-mountain Davidia involucrata community. By all the natural structures mentioned above, a magnificent scene is formed.

A rich cultural deposit has been formed as well by historical remains of great ancients such as Shennong--the patron of agriculture, Chi Songzi--the god of rain, Guigu Master--the founder of alignment and nonalignment political theory. A lot of praising poems and mysterious and elusive tales like ‘When Tianmen Mountain was unfolded, Guigu Master would show up riding an auspicious unicorn’ have been spread from ancient times.

Tianmen Mountain has enjoyed a booming pilgrimage ever since the Tang Dynasty, and there is pagoda outside, which forms a secluded and refined scene. The area is surrounded by various mare nubium all-year around. With dangerous peaks, rare stones, bursting springs, lovely streams, various clouds and secluded forest, Tianmen Mountain is also called Original Garden In The Air. There are four main tourist regions, which are Bi Ye Yao Tai, Mi Xian Qi Jing, Tian Jie Fo Guo and Tian Men Dong Kai, with respective and different sight and features.

The tourist transportation in Tianmen Mountain is distinct, such as cableway connecting to the deep far, Heaven- ing Avenue with 99 turns and shocking Guigu trestle road along cliff. Splendid and colorful stories and events has made Tianmen Mountain the new legend of beautiful Zhangjiajie City, such as plane flying through Tianmen, spiderman climbing over Tianmen Cave with bare hands, prince-in-the-sky walking through Tianmen Mountain cableway, wingsuit flying through Tianmen Cave, Wingsuit Flying World Champion and etc.

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