Zhangjiajie
China · East Asia (Hunan)More than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars that inspired the floating mountains of the film Avatar
Area
131 km²
Declared in
1982
Region
East Asia (Hunan)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Templado, Polar / frío, Montañoso
Best time
March to May
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More than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars that inspired the floating mountains of the film Avatar
Declared in 1982, it was China's first national forest park. Its more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars, carved over millions of years by water and ice, were the direct and acknowledged inspiration for the floating mountains of Pandora in James Cameron's Avatar (2009) — to the point that one of its most emblematic pillars was officially renamed Avatar Hallelujah Mountain after the film came out. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992 within the Wulingyuan area, and its glass bridge, the longest and highest in the world with a transparent floor over a drop of more than 300 metres, has become one of its greatest draws.
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See on the interactive map6 species documented in Zhangjiajie
At conservation risk:Salamandra gigante china,Pangolín chino
Endemic to China:Salamandra gigante china
Salamandra gigante china
Andrias davidianus
Least ConcernMacaco rhesus
Macaca mulatta
Least ConcernMarta de garganta amarilla
Martes flavigula
Critically EndangeredPangolín chino
Manis pentadactyla
Least ConcernFaisán plateado
Lophura nycthemera
Muntíaco de Reeves
Muntiacus reevesi
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Ecosystems found in China, where Zhangjiajie lies.
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