Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in the southwest part of Wulingyuan Scenic Spot which is situated in the northwest part of Hunan Province. It is renowned all around the world by its natural wonders of marvelous peaks and crisscrossing streams and valleys, and abundant animal and plant species. This place is characterized by a mild temperature and adequate rainfall, devoid of extremely hot summer and cold winter. The peaks of varied shapes are the main attractiveness of Zhangjiajie. In this area, three thousand peaks rise on the primitive field and the valleys here are decorated with eight hundred winding streams. All over the mountains, there are thick woods and the forest coverage here is as high as 97%. Zhangjiajie is the combination of woods, caves, lakes, waterfalls and the integration of marvel, beauty, serenity and danger. So it is a magnificent masterpiece of nature. Huangshi stockaded village that is surrounded by overhanging cliffs is the place where the majority of beautiful sceneries of Zhangjiajie concentrate.
In ancient times, Zhangjiajie was regarded as remote and inaccessible. The earliest human activities can be traced to 100, 000 years ago and the legendary god of Agriculture was said to live a reclusive life here. Local story also indicates that Zhang liang, a lord in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), lived here in seclusion and was buried below Qingyan (now Zhangjiajie) Mountain. Zhangjiajie was formerly named Dayong city, founded in 1988.As Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is increasingly becoming known to world, Dayong city was renamed as Zhangjiajie city under the permission of the State Council in 1994. Now, Zhangjiajie has basically developed a large-scale, high-rank tourist resort where strange mountains, green lakes, deep caves, serene valleys and historical culture and special folk customs are well blended into a beautiful painting.
