PreeChina · Sight Guide
8 sights within 202 km of Zhangjiajie. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.
At a Glance
Price
Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.
| Travelers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day trip | USD 305 | USD 220 | USD 185 | USD 175 | USD 160 | USD 155 | USD 145 | USD 135 |
Premium hotels and first-class rail raise the price: the selectors on Private Tours show by how much. The final price is confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Why These Sights
8 ancient towns and villages sights lie within 202 km of central Zhangjiajie, from Furong Town (Hibiscus Town), Hunan at 69 km to Tongren Old Town at 201 km. They are: Furong Town (Hibiscus Town), Hunan, Dehang Miao Village & Canyon, Lizhou Ancient City, Biancheng (Hong'an), Fenghuang Ancient Town, Miao King's Fortress, Huxingshan Huayao Area, Tongren Old Town.
This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.
The Zhangjiajie city guide covers the city itself.
Map
The gold marker is central Zhangjiajie. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.
Sight by Sight
69 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
A Tujia town built beside a waterfall that runs through it. The rice-tofu stall made famous by a 1986 film is still there, and the falls are lit at night.
121 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
A Miao village set into a canyon, with a quicksand waterfall and a ridge-top plank walkway nearby. Troupes perform Miao drum dances here on a set schedule.
136 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
Part of the Ming city wall and gate towers survive, and the town keeps a Confucian temple and the Duofu Temple Pagoda. Lizhou has been the administrative centre of the Lishui basin since the Tang and Song.
137 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
Hong'an ancient town faces Chadong in Huayuan, Hunan, across the Qingshui River, and a rope ferry crosses between the two banks. The setting of Shen Congwen's novel Border Town spans two provinces, and this is the southeast Chongqing side.
156 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
The stilt-house city on the Tuo river, stilt houses (diaojiaolou) hanging over the emerald Tuojiang River, green stone lanes, and Shen Congwen's "Border Town" atmosphere, though only early morning shows the 2,000 remaining local families before the tour groups arrive.
177 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
A Ming-dynasty Miao garrison village with winding, defensible lanes.
177 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
The Huayao are a branch of the Yao, named for the bright colours of women's dress, and they live in villages in the cold, high Xuefeng Mountains. Their Wuwa mountain songs are a national intangible heritage, sung in a high falsetto across the valleys.
201 km from central Zhangjiajie, straight line
The Zhongnanmen historic district beside the Jin River, with rows of fire-wall houses.
Distances
| # | Sight | Type | Straight line |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Furong Town (Hibiscus Town), Hunan | Ancient Town | 69 km |
| 2 | Dehang Miao Village & Canyon | Ethnic Village | 121 km |
| 3 | Lizhou Ancient City | Ancient City | 136 km |
| 4 | Biancheng (Hong'an) | Ancient Town | 137 km |
| 5 | Fenghuang Ancient Town | Ancient City | 156 km |
| 6 | Miao King's Fortress | Ethnic Village | 177 km |
| 7 | Huxingshan Huayao Area | Ethnic Village | 177 km |
| 8 | Tongren Old Town | Ancient City | 201 km |
Straight-line distances from the centre of Zhangjiajie. Road and rail distances are longer.
Independent Travel
Arranging these 8 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.
Custom Tour
This route is a starting point: 1 day and 8 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.
Questions
This page lists 8, all within 202 km of central Zhangjiajie in a straight line.
Furong Town (Hibiscus Town), Hunan, at 69 km from the centre in a straight line.
201 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.
It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.
Anyone who wants a slow day. The route links 8 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.
Explore More
This route is in Hunan. The province page lists its city guides, themes, museums and other routes.
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Tell us when you arrive in Zhangjiajie, who is travelling and how much time you have. We build the route around your group.
