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Zhangjiajie, formerly known as Dayong, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, located in the northwestern part of Hunan, in the middle and upper reaches of the river, in the hinterland of the Wuling Mountains, with a total area of 9,516 square kilometres and two municipal districts (Yongding District and Wulingyuan District) and two counties (Cili County and Sangzhi County) under its jurisdiction. In 2021, Zhangjiajie achieved a gross regional product of RMB 58.029 billion, with a resident population of 1.510.3 million at the end of the year.

In September 1982, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park became the first national forest park in China. in August 1988, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Spot was listed as a national key scenic spot; in 1992, Wulingyuan Scenic Spot, which consists of three major scenic spots including Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, was included in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List; in February 2004, it was included in the world's The first batch of World Geopark; in 2007, it was included in the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions in China. In 2017, it was awarded the honorary title of "National Forest City".   On January 29, 2021, it was selected as one of the regions with obvious results in the year 2020 as announced by the Hunan Provincial People's Government.

Get in

Zhangjiajie is about 250 km (155 mi) northwest of Changsha.

By plane

• 1 Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport (DYG ^IATA formerly named Dayong Airport). It has direct flights to many domestic locations, as well as Taiwan and South Korea. Flights are relatively scarce - about 25 per day total.  

Be careful with the taxi drivers in the airport parking lot. They are likely unwilling to use the meter. They may claim that your destination is very far and attempt to charge you a "parking lot fee". Call your hotel or hostel to find out how much the trip should cost and ask them to speak with a taxi driver for you. It should cost only ¥20-40 total for a trip from the airport to Zhangjiajie city. Alternatively, you may take a local public bus (service number 4) to the city.

By train

• 2 Zhangjiajie Station. You can take a train from Changsha, about 4 hours, or Huaihua, about 4 hours. Train from Shenzhen West (K0964) to Zhangjiajie, 17 hours, overnight, about ¥480. 
• 3 Zhangjiajie West Station. A new high-speed rail link opened in December 2019, cutting travel time from Changsha to about 3 hours. However, this new line stops at Zhangjiajie West Station, which is slightly outside Zhangjiajie City. 

Get around

To Wulingyuan: A. Urban-Wulingyuan Scenic Special Line: Every 10 minutes, the whole journey is about 35 kilometers, it takes about 40 minutes, and the fare is 12RMB/person. Wulingyuan Bus Station is about 2 kilometers away from Wulingyuan Sign Gate Ticket Station, which can be reached on foot or by bus No. 1 or 2 at the station entrance (1RMB/person); B. Urban-Zhangjiajie National Forest Park special line: every 10 minutes, the whole journey About 30 kilometers, it takes about 40 minutes, the price is 12RMB/person, and it goes directly to the parking lot of the scenic ticket station. To Tianmen Mountain: Tianmen Mountain is in the urban area, you can take bus No. 4, 6 or 10 to the Tianmen Mountain Cableway.

See

1 Ancient Town of Fenghuang (凤凰古城), Jinping Road, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (First take the train to Tongren, then take the bus to Fenghuang in Tongren! The passenger bus from Tongren to Fenghuang is available during the day, about an hour, and it takes about an hour to get to the Phoenix North Passenger Station. The price is about 30 yuan, and it is just opposite the Tongren Railway Station.), ☏ 0743-3502059. Open all year round. (updated Oct 2022)===

Buy

There are two commercial pedestrian streets in Zhangjiajie: People’s Square Commercial Pedestrian Street and Tianzi Street Ethnic Tourism Mall (referred to as Tianzi Street), which are located in People’s Square in Zhangjiajie and Wulingyuan District in Zhangjiajie respectively.