Although resembling karst terrain, this area is not underlain by limestones and is not the product of chemical dissolution, which is characteristic of limestone karst. [6] On 30 September 2016, the bridge reopened after adjustments to its logistics and safety measures for handling a large number of tourists. Fax: +86-773-5859827, Copyright © 2020 Zhangjiajie Tour Guide. Email:103712410@qq.com, WLY_181@163.com , 409115201@qq.com, Website: http://www.zhangjiajieglobalgeopark.cn/, GLOBAL GEOPARKS NETWORK | WWW.GLOBAGEOPARK.ORG ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. It is composed of Huangshi Village, Golden Whip Brook and Pipa Stream, Yaozizhai Mountain and Shadao Channel where you can find the largest viewing deck in Huangshizhai Mountain. In 1992, Wulingyuan was officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for its sandstone landforms, precarious peaks, limpid streams, dense forests, and large karst caves. Tel: +86 773-2675596 (GMT+8) In 1982, the park was recognized as China's first national forest park with an area of 4,810 ha (11,900 acres). Much of the weathering that forms these pillars is the result of expanding ice in the winter and the plants that grow on them. [citation needed], In August 2016, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon opened the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, the longest (430 m (1,410 ft)) and highest (300 m (980 ft)) pedestrian glass bridge in the world. These places are best for geologic formations in Zhangjiajie: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. "Glass bridge: China opens world's highest and longest". In the area 4 main scenic spotsâZhangjiajie National Forest Park, Suoxiyu Valley, Tianzi Mountain and Yangjiajie Nature Reserveâtogether with Huanglong Cave constitute an integrated ecosystem with a series of geomorphologic landscapessuch as mountains, water bodies, bridges, caves and waterfalls. The weather is moist year-round, and as a result, the foliage is very dense. Members list. [3] The film's director and production designers said that they drew inspiration for the floating rocks from mountains from around the world, including those in Hunan province. This cave is one of the places found so far in the world where stalagmite are the most concentrated and their expression is the most lifelike. Geopark is located in Hunan Province, China. These constitute a geomorphic assembly of sandstone peak forest with particular characteristics. The geopark covers a total area of 3.600km2. [5] Thirteen days after opening, the bridge was closed due to the sheer number of visitors. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Chinese: 湖南张家界国家森林公园; pinyin: Húnán Zhāngjiājiè Guójiā Sēnlín Gōngyuán; lit. This quartz sandstone is the most typical around the world and named as Zhangjiajie landform. The below 8 factors contribute to the forming of Zhangjiajie Landform: 1. [citation needed], The most notable geographic features of the park are the pillar-like formations that are seen throughout the park. [1] Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is part of a much larger 397.5 km2 (153.5 sq mi) Wulingyuan Scenic Area. Another characterized landform is karst caves in the form of hopper, depression, karst cone, stalagmite, stone forest, karst cave, subterranean stream and sinking stream, etc. It is a world-rare and unique landform formed in a special tectonic position and under particular conditions of neotectonism and exogenous processes. They are the result of many years of physical, rather than chemical, erosion. The geopark covers a total area of 3.600km2. [7], "Avatar's Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon". In 2004, Zhangjiajie geopark was listed as a UNESCO global geopark. Yellow Dragon Cave. More than 3,000 rock peaks aloft within the area, of which 1,000 peaks exceed 200m in height, and Jinbianyan exceeds even 350m. 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