Huangshizhai

Huangshizhai or Yellow Stone Village is one of the most famous attractions in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (also called Wulingyuan). It is a huge stone platform with an altitude over 1,080 meters (3,540 feet). As the most beautiful and largest view observation deck in Zhangjiajie, Huangshizhai shaped like a fierce lion. It also gathers the most natural wonders in Zhangjiajie. Standing on it, you will see countless towering peak forests with penetrating mist. As the saying goes, you can never say you have visited Zhangjiajie without going to Huangshizhai.
 Heavenly Book Treasure Box Rock is a 20-meter-high (65-foot) stone cylinder with five pine trees standing on it. In the center of the stone, you can see a cuboid rock and another slab stone on top of it. Half of the slab stone covers the rock, and the other half is suspended in the air, making the rock look like an ancient book box with its lid opened.
 Tian Qiao Yi Dun consists of six 200-meter-high (655 feet) oval stone pillars lined up in the 3,000-meter-long valley (3,280 yards). It is located in the northwest of Huangshizhai. Their sizes and spacing are almost the same. Also, with all their tops being flat, the pillars look like six bridge piers, with the two in the middle being higher and the others lower.

Huangshizhai Peak Forests

 This attraction is 3 peaks, each over 100 meters (330 feet) high. They look like 3 girls in distinctive folk costumes of Miao Ethnic Group. Legend has it that the 3 girls sang romantic songs to their lovers for 3 days and nights. However one day, 7 suns appeared in the sky. It was so hot that they were turned into stones.
 On the mountain road leading to the summit of Huangshizhai, there is a natural gate formed by a rock and a stone wall. The Gate is narrow and wild trees are growing on the 2 sides. After walking past the Gate, you will be welcomed by the wonderful sea of clouds, seeming like entering the heavenly world in legends. In addition, a 20-meter-high rock (65 feet) on its right side would also amaze you. For its unique shape similar to humans, the rock is like a general guarding the heavenly world. It is a peak high over hundred meters standing in the valley, and lush forests cover its top and the gray cliff. To its southwest, there is another rock shaped like a monkey, which is “clenching its fist” while “peeking” the Peak. It reminds people of the spot in the Chinese TV series Journey to the West.
 Take the direct coach at Zhangjiajie Railway Station or Zhangjiajie West Railway Station, get off at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park south gate. The ticket is about CNY 13 and time needed is 40 minutes – 1 hour.

Note the operation hours of the bus are 7:00 – 17:00 at Zhangjiajie Railway Station and 7:45 – 16:10 at the West Railway Station. There is no fixed departure frequency and drivers would depart as long as the coach is full.

If you get off at other gate of the scenic area, take the eco-bus included in the admission fee to the south gate.
 Enter from the South Gate of the Forest Park – walk to Big Oxygen Bar Square – take eco-bus to reach the lower station of Huangshizhai cable car line in 5 minutes – take the Cable Car to get there in several minutes

If on foot, it takes about 1.5 hours to reach the summit. Note that although the hiking distance is only 3.2 km (2 mi), the altitude rise is high, thus tiring for visitors.
 There are 2 tour routes on Huangshizhai summit. One is the 2.48-km-long (1.54 mi) Grand Circle Route dotted with more classic attractions and the time needed is 2 hours. The other is 1.32-km-long (0.82 mi) Small Circle with fewer attractions; you can finish the travel along it in 1 hour.
There are clear signboards for the 2 routes on the summit.
 1. There are many wild monkeys in Huangshizhai, so please watch out for them for the sake of your safety while traveling.
2. It is advised to visit Huangshizhai when it is sunny as the mist on rainy day influences the sightseeing experience.
3. Prepare some drinking water or snacked food in advance because there are few dining options on Huangshizhai.
 

	Admission Fee	Admission Fee + Eco-Bus
Adult	CNY 165	CNY 224
Visitors aged 14 -18 and 60 - 65, including 14 and 60	CNY 83	CNY113
Children aged under 14	Free	Free
Seniors aged and over 65	Free	CNY 30
Note: 1. The admission fee includes visit to all the sites in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, except Baofeng Lake and Yellow Dragon Cave. 2. The ticket has 4-day validity.

 Adults: CNY65
Minors aged under 18: CNY 33
Seniors aged and over 60: CNY 33

Note that the prices above are for a single ride.
 Huangshizhai: 7:20 – 17:00
Huangshizhai Cable Car: 7:00 – 17:30