2 days in Zhangjiajie- 10/31/2023-11/1/2023

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park-11/1/2023

Heaven's gate

To get to the chairlift station we had to cross a bridge.

Crossing the bridge

There are so many good spot for viewing.

Temples in Tianmen mountain

We did not stop by as we did not have enough time to view the temples.

Getting into the chairlift.

Chairlift ropeway crossing the mountain on a beautiful and sunny day.

View of the surrounding from the chairlift.

Simply amazing view.

Viewing station right after getting off the Chairlift.

The viewing platform is so gigantic.

Scenery view from the platform.  You can see a pavilion on top of the mountain and this is where the world Wingsuit Flying competitions take place.

Walking the platform.

Huge walkway along the cliff side of the mountain.

From here you can see the city of Zhangjiajie below.

How beautiful is this?

I can only imagine how thrilling it is to jump from this cliff.  The World Wingsuit Flying competitions is held on Tianmen Mountain every year and the wingsuit pilots jump down and  flythrough the spectacular Tianmen Mountain.

View below the bridge.

Walking on the bridge with amazing view.

Check out the cliff of this mountain.  Clearly it is paradise for Wingsuit flying.

The bridge is so close to the cliff.

You can see the cable car station below.

One last view before leaving the area.

Entering the escalator inside the mountain

We are now at the entrance of Heaven's gate cave.

Viewing platform before entering the cave.

View from the platform

Remember the first thing our tour guide did is to take us to the small village with the lake and a spectavular view of Heaven's gate? 

This is the lake we went to see this morning but this is the view from the mountain.

Walkway leading to  Heaven's gate cave.

Heaven's gate cave is just few steps ahead.

Opening leading to Heaven's gate

We can no longer get close to the opening as some rocks felt recently and they put a fence so people cannot too close.

Heaven's gate is an enormous natural arch about 442 ft. in height and 187 ft. wide.

It looks like a gigantic gate into the heavens and it is what the mountain is named after.

Tianmen Cave is the natural water-eroded cave, with the highest elevation in the world. It runs south-northward with a height of 131.5 meters, a width of 187 ft. and a depth of 196 ft.. Tianmen Cave rises above the ground and closes to the sky with a lofty and towering posture. It is much like a door to the heaven.

We were also lucky that it was a clear and we could see very clearly into the distance.

Next...The Stairway to Heaven