Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Wulingyuan)
张家界国家森林公园 · Zhāngjiājiè Guójiā Sēnlín Gōngyuán
The World Heritage park of thousands of sandstone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in “Avatar”. One ticket covers Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Golden Whip Stream and more.
Booking requiredBring your passport2–3 days
Tip
Enter by 08:00 and go against the flow: most tour groups do Yuanjiajie in the morning and Tianzi Mountain in the afternoon.
- Opening hours
- Gates roughly 07:00–18:00; ticket sales and last entry around 17:00 To be confirmed
- Price
- ¥236 with eco-buses (the usual choice), or ¥165 for the gate ticket alone; same price all year since 1 January 2026, valid 4 consecutive days. Cable cars and the Bailong Elevator are extra.
- How to book
- Real-name, timed entry: every ticket is tied to one passport number, and you must book an entry slot for each day you go in (days 2–4 too). Book on Trip.com or Klook, or on the official 张家界一机游 WeChat mini-program; foreign passports may need to go to a staffed window first. Bring the original passport, not a photo: on first entry staff register your face, and later entries use face recognition. To be confirmed Could not get tickets? Tell us what you need
- Getting there
- Wulingyuan gate is in Wulingyuan town; the Forest Park gate is on the south side. Buses from Zhangjiajie West station go to both.
- Address in Chinese
- 湖南省张家界市武陵源区武陵源门票站
Photo: JL Cogburn · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Checked against these sources on 2026-09-27. Rules change often, so confirm on the official site before you go.
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袁家界YuanjiajieThe clifftop area with the “Avatar Hallelujah Mountain” pillar and the First Bridge Under Heaven, a natural stone bridge.百龙天梯Bailong ElevatorA glass outdoor lift built into a 326 m cliff, linking Golden Whip Stream to Yuanjiajie in about two minutes.金鞭溪Golden Whip StreamAn easy, flat 7 km walk along a clear stream at the foot of the pillars, with monkeys along the way.天子山Tianzi MountainThe highest part of the park, with wide views over a sea of peaks, often above the clouds.