Tianzi Mountain

Chinese Name: 天子山 (Tian Zi Shan)
Location:Tianzi Mountain is located in the Wulinyuan Scenic Area in Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province.
Opening time: 08:00-18:00
Best time for a visit: Spring and fall, especially in April and Octorber.
Ticket:
-Through ticket CNY248 (valid within 2 days, entry to the Tianzi Mountain and Zhangjiajie National Forest Park)
-Cable car: CNY72 for one way and CNY144 for round way. The cable car might be cancelled in bad weather.
How to get there:
-There are shuttle buses from Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station to Sinanyu Ticket Station at the cost of CNY15/person, but normally you have change to a motorcycle in Wulinyuan Town to get there at the cost of CNY3.
-There are free environmental-friendly battery cars in Wulinyuan Scenic Area.

Brief introduction to Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve
Located in the northwest of Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Tianzi Mountain makes up a ''golden triangle'' along with Zhangjiajie Forest Park and Suoxiyu Valley. The range undulates 40 kilometers and covers an area of 5400 hectares. The main peak of Tianzi Mountain dwarfs others and rises 1262.5 meters above sea level. What makes the distinct contrast is the Si Nan Yu, which is only 534 meters above sea level. Thanks to the advent of cable car, we are able to admire its fairy-tale landscape with the minimum effort. Besides, Tianzi Mountain provides us with some 100 natural viewing platforms.Chinese Name: 天子山 (Tian Zi Shan)
Location:Tianzi Mountain is located in the Wulinyuan Scenic Area in Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province.
Opening time: 08:00-18:00
Best time for a visit: Spring and fall, especially in April and Octorber.
Ticket:
-Through ticket CNY248 (valid within 2 days, entry to the Tianzi Mountain and Zhangjiajie National Forest Park)
-Cable car: CNY72 for one way and CNY144 for round way. The cable car might be cancelled in bad weather.
How to get there:
-There are shuttle buses from Zhangjiajie Central Bus Station to Sinanyu Ticket Station at the cost of CNY15/person, but normally you have change to a motorcycle in Wulinyuan Town to get there at the cost of CNY3.
-There are free environmental-friendly battery cars in Wulinyuan Scenic Area.

Tianzi Mountain is a geological smoking gun that illustrates how fantastic the Earth can be. The range’s formation is surprising: there were once sedimentary rocks growing beneath the waters of an ancient ocean, which ultimately became quartz sandstones. Today, the layer of quartz rocks as old as 380 million years old, as thick as 500 or 600 meters, caps the Tianzi Mountain.

King Xiang and Tianzi Moutain
The Tianzi Mountain was named as ''Qing Yan Mountain'' before Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) for green stones. It was not until the year of 1353 when Xiang Dakun, the leader of Tujia ethnic group, started a revolt, established kindom on Tianzi Mountain, and called himself ''King Xiang'' - son of heaven. In the year of 1385, they encountered the fierce siege of ten thousand soldiers commanded by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398), the first emperor of Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, King Xiang died in the battle and fell into the Shentang Gulf. To show their respect and support to Xiang Dakun, people set up villages along the Tianzi Mountain. The mounatin was renamed as ''Tianzi Mountain''.

Fields in the Air rises 1000 meters above sea level. Beneath it is a chasm with protruding sheer cliffs, above which is a piece of terraced field covering 3 hectares. The field is on three sides surrounded by trees and white clouds, just like a splendid landscape painting.Fields in the Air