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Zhangjiajie

Hunan,
China


China is indrukwekkend. Deze foto is genomen in het Zhangjiajie national park. Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5

Het wordt ook wel eens vernoemd als de 'Avatar Mountains'.

Wulingyuan ([u?.li??.???n]; Chinese: ???) is a scenic and historical site in south-central China's Hunan Province. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.It is noted for more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars and peaks across most of the site, many over 200 metres (660 ft) in height, along with many ravines and gorges with attractive streams, pools, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. It features 40 caves, many with large calcite deposits, and two natural bridges, Xianrenqiao (Bridge of the Immortals) and Tianqiashengkong (Bridge Across the Sky).