Tianzi Mountain


Tianzi Mountain is located in Zhangjiajie in the Hunan Province of China, Except a layer of limestone and a
few areolate stones at the peak, some hundred meters above sea level, the majority of scenic spots is
formed of quart stones, belonging to sandstone ground feature which is the same as Suoxiyu Valley and
Zhangjiajie.

The 500-meter or 600-meter thick quartzite sandstone has evolved from nektonic rocks that subsided from
oceans 380,000,000 years ago and after a complicated and long process formed strangely shaped
spectacles.

It is named after the farmer Xiang Dakun of the Tujia ethnic group, who led a successful local farmers' revolt and called himself "tianzi". This
means "son of heaven" and is the traditional epithet of the Chinese emperor.

Tianzi apex is the highest peak with an elevation of 1260 meters standing and facing the north. The entire area is covered with mountains,
waterfalls, forests, gorges and streams. The spectacular Tianzi mountain features towering, large and quite a few mountains. The sea of clouds,
the wavelike stone ranges, the snowscape in the winter and the sunrise are the most spectacular. Taking in the view there, one can see solitary
and clustering mountains among the clouds mid mist.

The surrounding spots are mainly composed of Yu Bi Feng (Imperial Brush Peak), Xi Hai (West Sea), Tian Zi Ge (Heaven’s Son Pavilion), Shen
Tang Wan (Shentangwan Gulf), and so on.

To sum up, the landscape in Tianzi Mountain is natural and primeval. Every scenic spot is created by
nature and of no artificial trace. There are not only primeval forests and beautiful water but also plain
folkways, special customs and local specialties and delicacies awaiting tourists from home and
abroad. No wonder people make comments, like "people who have climbed Tianzi Mountain will not
climb any other mountains" and "It can not be said that you have been to Wulingyuan without
reaching Tianzi Mountain".