Zhangjiajie Forest Park

Zhangjiajie Forest Park in Northern Hunan province is a large sandstone area where erosion has produced striking sceneries of vertical pinnacles sometimes hundreds of meters high. The scenery appears in many traditional Chinese paintings and the area was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. We have rarely seen such thick mists as those which would sometimes roll into the densely vegetated valleys of Zhangjiajie without warning… with preciptious cliffs beside the walking trails it’s not a place to go hiking off-piste if you’re unfamiliar with the area!

Huge pinnacles rise up from the valley floor below the viewpoints

Mists clear to reveal precipitous cliffs, all miraculously forested on top.

Pinnacle peaks emerge from the dense mists like islands.

Imperial Brush Peak is one of the most outstanding pinnacles.

'Addressing Generals Platform' at Zhangjiajie

Evening at Zhangjiajie - mist, sunlight and vertical mountains.

A Mountain lake outside Zhangjiajie City

Another article will follow on Tianmenshan – the other ‘wonder of Zhangjiajie’ – as we progress through the mounds of pictures!