Best Time to Visit Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiajie is known as the "original Chinese landscape painting", "a shrinked fairyland, a enlarged bonsai". In 2010, the first 3D movie "Avatar" made Zhangjiajie's beautiful scenery world famous. It attracts tourists from all over the world year round. So when is the best time to travel to Zhangjiajie? 
 

When is the best time for us to plan a trip to Zhangjiajie? Spring and autumn are the best time to travel in Zhangjiajie. In the spring, Zhangjiajie falls colorfully. Tourists can trace the Golden Whip Stream, travel to the Ten-mile Gallery, explore the Huanglong Cave, and experience the surprise of the Wuling people entering the peach blossom source. In the autumn, Zhangjiajie has high sky and pale clouds, and the colourful forests. At this time, it is season of maturity for delicious fruits such as kiwis, tangerines, etc. Relatively speaking, the summer is hot and rainy, and the winter is cold. Therefore the comfort in both seasons is slightly worse than that of spring and autumn.
 

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Spring in Zhangjiajie

The spring of scenic areas in Zhangjiajie is coming late and short, generally starting from the mid-April and ending in early May. 
 

Attractions of Spring recommended: Gold Whip Stream, Ten-milr Gallery, Huanglong Cave, Baofeng Lake. The Golden Whip Stream runs through the mountains and valley. The stream is clear and turbulent, with small fish swimming in it, the fresh flowers beside the stream, the birds singing in the valley. Torists walk along the clear stream, just like walking in a painting. In Suoxiyu Scenic Area, there are water jade carvings, Huanglong Cave, as beautiful as a fairyland, and Baofeng Lake, a treasured mirror in the sky, are all good places for sightseeing.
 

Summer in Zhangjiajie

Summer is naturally a good season to escape the summer heat. With enough water in summer, it is also a wonderful season for you to take a rafting trip; Besides, it is also suitable to arrange a leisure summer vacation in Zhangjiajie. Compared to May and June, July and August are slightly worse, as the rainy season of Zhangjiajie. The weather in July is volatile and the visibility of the scenic spot is a bit poor.
 

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Autumn in Zhangjiajie

October, in the golden autumn, with clear weather, the color contrast of the trees on the mountain becomes stronger, the scenic area has a wide view and fresh air.  It is also fruitful in autumn. The accommodation conditions are relatively good. 
 

What to see in autumn recommended: Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjiajie, Xihai , Fengqi Mountain. Tianzi Mountain after rainning is the most magnificent, and the rushing clouds with a variety of shapes in the West Sea, which is a superb view, especially if you climb on the top view platform to watch it. There are thousands of pinnacles in this area. Stepping into the West Sea, it seems that you are in the vast ocean of stone forest. It is really beautiful. A poetry says , "The astonishing thing of the West Sea are its clouds. They can be heard, or they can be smiled to make tourists drunk. They look like cotton, like sea, and even like smoke."
 

Winter in Zhangjiajier

Those tourists who like snow scenery should not miss the December, January and February of Zhangjiajie, when is the winter of Zhangjiajie. The rare alpine snow scenery can only be seen few times a year. And it falls quickly and melts quickly.
 

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What should I pay attention to when traveling to Zhangjiajie?

Zhangjiajie receives nearly millions of tourists from all over the world every year. It is often overcrowded and problematic during national holidays. Tourists often need to Queue for tickets, entering and waiting for the scenic area shuttle buses. It is mainly caused by tourists’ tight schedules and the real excessive popularity. So please try to avoid the peak period of tourists, so that your tour will become easier and smoother.
 

The spring and autumn seasons are the best time to travel to Zhangjiajie.A pair of comfortable shoes is necessary traveling in Zhangjiajie as walking is the almost the only way to travel in Zhangjiajie.