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Zhangjiajie — in Hunan Province. Zhangjiajie was originally named Dayong and was the location of the ancient Yong State. As early as the late primitive society, ancestors had already begun to live and multiply along both banks of the Lishui River. By the time of Yao and Shun, "Shun exiled Huandou to Chongshan to transform the southern barbarians," and thus in Chinese history there came the term "southern barbarians." In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang established commanderies and counties; the Zhangjiajie area belonged to Cigu County of Qianzhong Commandery, with the county seat at Guanta Ping in Cili County (now Taiping Village, Jiangjiaping Township)…
Zhangjiajie
—— in Hunan Province
Zhangjiajie was originally named Dayong and was the location of the ancient Yong State. As early as the late primitive society, ancestors had already begun to live and multiply along both banks of the Lishui River. By the time of Yao and Shun, "Shun exiled Huandou to Chongshan to transform the southern barbarians," and thus in Chinese history there came the term "southern barbarians." In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang established commanderies and counties; the Zhangjiajie area belonged to Cigu County of Qianzhong Commandery, with the county seat at Guanta Ping in Cili County (now Taiping Village, Jiangjiaping Township). In the sixth year of Yong'an of Emperor Jing of Wu in the Three Kingdoms period (264 AD), Songliang County was named Tianmen Mountain, and Tianmen Commandery was established. Through the Western and Eastern Jin and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it all belonged to Louzhong and Linli Counties of Tianmen Commandery. In 1369, the Ming Dynasty established Dayong County, and in the thirteenth year of Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1735 AD), Yongding County was established.
Zhangjiajie City is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, at the junction of the uplifted Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the subsiding Dongting Lake area, between longitude 109°40′ to 111°20′ east and latitude 28°52′ to 29°48′ north. It borders Shimen and Taoyuan Counties to the east, Yuanling County to the south, and Hefeng and Xuan'en Counties of Hubei Province to the north. The city boundary is 167 kilometers at its longest east-west extent and 96 kilometers at its widest north-south extent. The total area of the city is 9,653 square kilometers, accounting for 4.5% of the province's area.
The Zhangjiajie tourism area is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, part of the remaining ranges of the Wuling Mountains in northwestern Hunan, and consists of three parts: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Suoxiyu, and Tianzi Mountain, with a total area of 369 square kilometers. There are currently 14 touring routes and more than 560 scenic spots. Zhangjiajie has a rare sandstone peak forest valley landform in the world. The overall terrain centers on Tianzi Mountain in the middle and the high platform of Zhangjiajie, spreading radially in all directions. Rabbit Watching the Moon in Zhangjiajie, at 1,264.5 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in the scenic area. The lowest point is the Suoxi River valley, at only 320 meters above sea level. As early as 380 million years ago, this place was originally a vast ocean. After many crustal movements, influenced both by the uplift of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and constrained by the subsidence of the Dongting Lake area, combined with long-term cutting, erosion, and karst development by surface water, this peculiar landform with great height differences, crisscrossing streams and valleys, and dense stone peaks was formed. Within the area, thousands of grotesque stone peaks stand concentratedly, steep and towering, brilliantly colored, famous for their "strangeness and danger." Zhangjiajie has the saying of "three thousand peaks, eight hundred waters," with 48 large and small streams crisscrossing and abundant water. The largest, the Suoxi River, originates from Moziya in Zhangjiajie and flows into the Lishui River at Jiangya, with a total length of 68.3 kilometers. Zhangjiajie has a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with distinct four seasons, abundant rainfall, hot summers, and a short cold period. The superior natural conditions here constitute a unique environment for the production and reproduction of animals and plants. Coupled with relatively little human disturbance and destruction, rich species resources have been preserved, and it is praised as a "green treasure house" and a natural zoo. Zhangjiajie is also an area where many ethnic groups live together. Han, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Bai, and other 11 ethnic groups are distributed in the area in the form of "large mixed residence, small concentrated residence," forming a long historical origin, peculiar customs and folkways, moving folk legends, and rich cultural landscapes. Zhangjiajie gathers the great achievements of famous mountains under heaven and integrates the unique charm of "seclusion, wildness, divinity, wonder, and elegance," with mountains, waters, caves, and forests all present. It is praised by people as "the finest wonder mountain under heaven," "a three-dimensional landscape painting," and "an enlarged bonsai, a reduced fairyland." In 1989, Zhangjiajie was designated by the State Council as a national key scenic and historic area. In December 1992, the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO inscribed it on the World Natural Heritage List. In 1991, the first "China Hunan Zhangjiajie International Forest Protection Festival" was held here, and at the same time the opening ceremony of the '92 China Friendly Tourism Year Wonderful Mountains and Waters Tour was held. Zhangjiajie has now become an important tourism base in China, attracting countless tourists from home and abroad.
Zhangjiajie City, located between latitude 28°52′—29°48′ north and longitude 109°40′—111°20′ east, is a newly emerging prefecture-level city under provincial administration in the northwest of Hunan Province, characterized by the development of Zhangjiajie tourism.
The seat of Zhangjiajie City was originally named Dayong. On May 18, 1988, the state approved the establishment of prefecture-level Dayong City; because the name "Dayong" was far less well-known than Zhangjiajie, China's first national forest park under its jurisdiction, on April 4, 1994, the State Council approved the renaming of Dayong City to Zhangjiajie City. The city administers two districts, Yongding and Wulingyuan, and two counties, Cili and Sangzhi. In 2008, the total population was 1,639,500, and the total area was 9,563 square kilometers. The city government is located in Yongding District, 390 kilometers from the provincial capital Changsha and 300 kilometers from the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.
Zhangjiajie belongs to Hunan Province. It is a city within Hunan Province and also a famous tourist city in Hunan. Zhangjiajie City is located in the northwest of Hunan, 398 kilometers from the provincial capital Changsha (calculated from Yongding District, where the city government is located). It borders Shimen County and Taoyuan County of Changde City to the east, Yuanling County to the south, Yongshun County and Longshan County to the west, and Hefeng County and Xuan'en County of Hubei Province to the north. Its total area is 9,563 square kilometers, with a maximum east-west length of 167 kilometers and a maximum north-south width of 96 kilometers, and a total population of 1.5 million.