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Zhangjiajie

The 'Avatar' Mountains

Towering sandstone pillars and glass walkways high above the mist.

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Zhangjiajie.

  1. The stone pillar that inspired 'Avatar's' floating mountains.

  2. Glass skywalks and the world's tallest outdoor elevator.

  3. Tianmen Mountain's cliff road and 'Heaven's Gate' arch.

  4. Misty gorges, monkeys, and forest walkways.

  5. Surreal scenery unlike anywhere else on Earth.

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Zhangjiajie looks computer-generated but it's real — thousands of stone pillars piercing the mist, glass skywalks on the cliffs, and 'Heaven's Gate' carved through a mountain.

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Safety

Safety Overview

Zhangjiajie

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Emergency Contacts — Save These Now

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Reviewed: 2026-06-06

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Before You Travel

Five minutes of preparation means your whole group has emergency numbers, hospitals and your GPS location available offline — no WiFi needed when it matters most.

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Everyone in your group needs this page open on their phone. The emergency button only works if the safety card is saved on their device.

Why this matters: When they open the link, TravelWell automatically saves the emergency numbers and hospital details to their phone — no WiFi needed later. This takes 5 seconds and could save a life.

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TravelWell Safety — Zhangjiajie: Emergency numbers, hospitals and safety info. Open this before we travel so it works offline. https://travelwell.world/en/destinations/zhangjiajie-china

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