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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.
0 km · about 5 min drive
Hunan, China · Asia
Wulingyuan works well as a base: 30 minutes from Zhangjiajie, 11km from Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
Wulingyuan is a town located in Hunan, China. With a population of 52,712, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Wulingyuan sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Wulingyuan to your route.
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 Tianqiashengkong (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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Wulingyuan is located in Hunan, China, Asia. The coordinates are 29.3494 latitude, 110.5441 longitude.
Wulingyuan has a population of approximately 52,712 people, making it a town in China.
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landmark
The world's longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge spans 430 meters across a canyon at 300 meters height in Zhangjiajie.
0 km · about 5 min drive
national park
Towering sandstone pillar formations that inspired the floating mountains in the movie Avatar.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Towering quartzite sandstone pillars that inspired the floating mountains of Pandora in the film Avatar.
11 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
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
A jaw-dropping road with 99 hairpin turns ascending Tianmen Mountain in China's Hunan province.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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