Visiting China needn’t be busy and overwhelming. Far from a tangle of concrete jungles, there exists a lush kingdom hidden in plain sight. You just need to know where to look, writes Jaime Lyth.
The epic ancient sandstone pillars in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park inspired the background world of James Cameron’s film Avatar . While the movie is science fiction, the scenery in Zhangjiajie is breathtakingly real, located in central China’s Hunan Province. In a destination renowned for its natural beauty, an impressive effort has been made to give all types of tourists unique ways to enjoy and experience the scenery.
Spanning the canyon between two mountain cliffs in the National Forest Park is the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, which acts as a futuristic marvel that brings you one step closer to the ancient sandstone peaks..
