main cities of hunan: changsha , zhuzhou , hengyang , yueyang , xiangtan , shaoyang , lengshuijiang , zhangjiajie
situated in the northwest of hunan province, zhangjiajie is home to the wulingyuan scenic area. listed as a unesco world heritage site since 1992, wulingyuan is arguably one of the most beautiful areas of china. it is a mixture of yangshuo's karsts formations and kunming's stone forest with more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks covering an area of over 26,000 hectares.
the landform is complex in zhangjiajie, including mountains, lava, hills, plains, etc. mountainous area takes up 76 percent of the total. the most characteristic feature is the quartzes sandstone landform, which is rare in the world. the city is higher on the northwest, and tilts along li river to the south. wuling mountains, divided from yunwu mountain in guizhou province, are again divided into some branches across the city . there are mountains over mountains in the city and many abrupt peaks and low lands. the highest point is 1890.4 meters above the sea level, and the lowest 75 meters. zhangjiajie is a city under the direct administration of provincial government, and has jurisdiction over yongding, wuling districts, and cili, sangzhi counties. up to the end of 1999, it has a population of 1.55 million, of which 1.13 million are minorities which accounts for 73.1 percent of the total population.
the wulingyuan scenic area is a place for hiking. although many of the paths are crowded by tourists, especially on weekends, there are still several tracks that are relatively people-free. in general, aim for the places without cable car or bus access. they are generally missed in the majority of tours.
if hiking isn't enough to keep you occupied, there are other options in this area too. a visit to huanglong (yellow dragon) cave, said to be one of the ten largest caves in china, is definitely worthwhile. or you could visit baofeng lake, an alpine man-made lake surrounded by mountains, where you can take a peaceful boat cruise. or for some slightly wilder action, white water rafting is available at nearby maoyan river.
location: situated in north latitude 2852' - 2948' and east longitude 10940' - 11120', in the northwest part of hunan province.
neighboring areas: jiangxi, guangdong, guizhou, sichuan, and hubei provinces; guangxi zhuang autonomous region
physical features: located between the apophysis of yungui altiplano and the lower area of dongting lake, densely covered by hills and waters
population: 1.53 million
urban population: 0.44 million
area: 9,563 sq km
nationalities: han, tujia and bai
climatic features: belongs to the central subtropical damp monsoon climate; warm and full of rainfalls and sunlight
average temperature: 6.8c; average air temperature 5.1c in january and 28.0c in july
mountains: mt. wulinshan
rivers: maoyan river
products: rice, cotton, oil and tea
specialties: hornbeam, chinese dove tree
local highlights: traditional tujia architectures and tujia customs
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