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Zhangjiajie Folk Custom-Western charm Grand Theatre, is a long history of theater in the Zhangjiajie Scenic Area.It was founded in March 2001, after eight years of development, has gradually become a world famous brand of cultural tourism.It can accommodate 1080 people in the performing arts...
Zhangjiajie Folk Custom-Western charm Grand Theatre, is a long history of theater in the Zhangjiajie Scenic Area.It was founded in March 2001, after eight years of development, has gradually become a world famous brand of cultural tourism.It can accommodate 1080 people in the performing arts field, located in Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie Scenic Area: World Natural Heritage and Geological Park, China's first national forest park.Show various forms of ethnic culture and folk customs of Zhangjiajie:Singing love songs and Wedding crying and The traditional Hand-waving Dance and Xiangxi ganshi and Zhangjiajie Hard Qigong and so on.
Beautiful Show: Tianmen Fox Fairy
Dear friends, have you watched a real-scene musical drama that is created in a grand valley? Do you want to visit it? I believe you will say, “Yes”. Today, I will lead you to get a full picture of such a wonderful performance -Tianmen Fox Fairy....
Dear friends, have you watched a real-scene musical drama that is created in a grand valley? Do you want to visit it? I believe you will say, “Yes”. Today, I will lead you to get a full picture of such a wonderful performance -Tianmen Fox Fairy.
Known as the world’s first real-scene musical drama with the high mountains and deep valleys as the stage background, Tianmen Fox Fairy was put on at the foot of Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie in September, 2009. Originated from a traditional Chinese myth and folk tale- “Love between Man and Fox”, the drama integrates the elements of folk music and modern art. As the story progresses, you will find settings everywhere from the foot of the hill to the peak, be it spotlight, stage for the chorus, background houses…everything. The visual presentation is spectacular and amazing, the music is impressive, and those dancers and singers are also charming.
Tujia people’s hanging houses on the stage
Every night except harsh winter months it will be on show at the Grand Valley of Tianmen Mountain. Here you can listen to sweet singings, admire colorful lighting scene, and experience the strong folk custom of Tujia and Miao minorities. Since this open-air drama is only performed at night, when the weather gets cold you had better bring a coat to enjoy it.
With an investment of 120 million Yuan and a cast of 530, the wonderful drama has attracted bout 150,000 travelers from home and abroad since its debut performance. Tickets are available from most travel agencies or hotels.
Staging venue: Tianmen Grand Valley
Staging Time: 20:00 (Beijing time)
The festival of Tujia
The Spring Festival of the Tujia nationality...
The Spring Festival of the Tujia nationality
From the first month of the lunar year first one before two days had begun, the first day weighs good year, weigh off year the following day. Night of the New Year's Eve each a big bavin since Xi, surround sit taletelling of listen respectfully old person. Stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve arrives day break. During the festival, earthy family should have indicative good fortune as one wishes, rich rich beyond (fish) ” of “ red Qu Yu and caldron braise dish (or say to add up to dish) . Old “ is held to place hand dance ” to meet at the beginning of the first month of the lunar year. “ places hand dance ” to call “ Sheriba again ” , young men and women of the Tujia nationality wears gorgeous “ Xi Lan to block general ”(bright and beautiful by) , laying the lucky colored flag of embroider Long Feng, carry the load beat, companion that waits for musical instrument in a two-stinted bowed instrument with a lower register than Jingo, suona horn, ox horn has dance below the Qin Dynasty, constant companion has poetry, dance appearance of primitive simplicity, qu Ya, beautiful, include to chase, more than 70 movements such as military affairs, agronomic, banquet, image is distinctive, have marked ethical characteristic and full-bodied life flavor. The participant amounts to 10 thousand people, occasion is royal. In addition, make fun of dragon lantern, make fun of the lion, the lantern show, thespian, the activity such as wushu brings infinite interest for happy earthy family.
Drive year
It is Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei the festival with the triumphal victory of ancestor of recall of people of the Tujia nationality of 3 provinces boundary. Fokelore is before early, an ancestor of the Tujia nationality is forced to leave country by the well, old the fifth of the ten Heavenly Stem defends an edge to close, have never been heard of since. The family of looking forward to with eager expectancy, be informed the message that home of the bout at the beginning of the first month of the lunar year of person of edge of the fifth of the ten Heavenly Stem reunites suddenly, very glad, make an appointment with this day of relatives and friends to come round to get together. But because war is nervous,sign a person, till the coming year Chu Yicai returned native place in July. At the appointed time, everybody kills a pig to slaughter a sheep, dozen cooked glutinous rice pounded into paste, grind bean curd, wine banger of rice wine, fill, congratulate family member safety having Qiang, victory triumphal. During the festival, kin friend should eat lunch in all, eat reunion meal, jump “ Sheriba ” .
Tone annual meeting
Earthy home language calls “ the company cling to ” . It is with sacred ancestor, the activity of singing and dancing of a kind of of a mass character that photograph of invocatory bumper harvest contacts. At the appointed time, the attune of each village year level ground and the field that place a hand (widen the ground evenly namely) on day of noisy of gong and drum, scale is very large, the person that attend the meeting is gone to toward on 10 thousand people. Except jump outside the dance that place a hand, still have Chinese show, on the west vehicle of play, in relief play, car dance of the lamp, dragon lantern, lion. The every other of tone annual meeting with this kind of large scale is held several years, odd-numbered days begins and end, date also is odd, last a period of time is controlled 7 days. Still one kind calls “ the small ” that place a hand, date is short, have 3 days only, dimensions is lesser, on tone annual meeting the performance is mirrorred all the year round the dancing of agronomic activity, dance movement is straightforward and powerful, range is bigger, both hands swings clean agile, the hand does not cross a shoulder. This kind of dancing calls “ Shebaba again in place ” , “ is abandoned cling to lunar ”
Top Hunan Province Tours
$310 Per Day
3- Day Popular Tour In Zhangjiajie
Day 1 Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Full day trip to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park,take Bailong Elevator up Yuanjiajie,Bailong Elevator is the said to be the worlds tallest full-exposure outdoor lift,double-deck sightseeing elevator.Yuanjiajie is the inspiration for Hallelujah Mountain in AVATAR , Where you will also find the aptly named First Bridge under Heaven, Lover Peaks and so on.
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Day 1 Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Full day trip to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park,take Bailong Elevator up Yuanjiajie,Bailong Elevator is the said to be the worlds tallest full-exposure outdoor lift,double-deck sightseeing elevator.Yuanjiajie is the inspiration for Hallelujah Mountain in AVATAR , Where you will also find the aptly named First Bridge under Heaven, Lover Peaks and so on.
Continuing to Tianzi Mountain, it takes you 40 minuts from Yuanjiajie to Tianzi Mountain by public bus, after arriving in Tianzi Mountain, you will have a bird’s-eye view of all the mountains and valleys of the Wuling Mountains. Visit Western Sea, Helong Park, Viewing Terrace etc.Take Tianzi cablecar down and check in hotel for a rest.
Accommodation: Wulingyuan Downtown
Day 2 Baofeng Lake & Glass Bridge
After breaking in the hotel, we head to Baofeng Lake where is the masterpiece of nature and human beings’wisdom. Baofeng Lake is pure just like a big crystal among Bao feng mountain Range.When you cruise, you can hear authentic song from Tujia minority people,you can fully understand the harmony and peace between human beings and nature.
Transfer to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, have a walking on the Glass Bridge, Glass Bridge is the highlight of Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, located in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge is the highest and longest transparent glass bridge with a length 430 meters and a width 6 meters. It is 300 meters above the ground level and it can bear 800 persons standing on it at the same time. (need to book the tickets in advance)
Accommodation: Wulingyuan Downtown
Day 3 Tianmen Mountain
Full day to explore Tianmen Mountain,take the longest cablecar in the world up Tianmen Mountain,have a walk on the mountain plank road built along the face of cliffs. You will feel like walking in a fairy land when the mist is still heavy.The must-visit scenic spots are: Tianmen Cave, Glass Road, Tianme Temple.
See you off in the airport and looking forward to seeing you again in Zhangjiajie.
$300 Per Day
Zhangjiajie and Guilin 6 Days Tour
Itinerary:
Day 1. Zhangjiajie Arrival
Arriving in Zhangjiajie Airport. Picking up and transfer to your hotel in Zhangjiajie. Free activities or having a rest at your hotel.
D 2. Wulingyuan Scenic Area: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Golden WhipBrook, Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain)
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Day 1. Zhangjiajie Arrival
Arriving in Zhangjiajie Airport. Picking up and transfer to your hotel in Zhangjiajie. Free activities or having a rest at your hotel.
D 2. Wulingyuan Scenic Area: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (Golden WhipBrook, Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain)
This day you are heading to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Wulingyuan Scenic Area. The first main attraction in the park that you will visit is Golden Whip Brook. It covers a distance of 7.5 km from north to south, winding across mountains and valleys. The brook is limpid through the year, with many scenic spots along the way. Then you will take Bailong elevator (1,070 ft. glass elevator) go up to Yuanjiajie Senic Area. You will visit Greatest Natural Bridge, Enchanting Terrace and Heaven Pillar. Heaven Pillar is AVATAR Mountain. The movie AVATAR was shot here. Enjoy Hallelujah Mountain. In the afternoon, you are going to Tianzi Mountain by tourist car. You will see Xihai,Helong Park, Imperial Writing Brush Peaks, Fairy Dispersing Flowers, etc.
Suggested accommodation area: Wulinyuan District of Zhangjiajie.
D 3: Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (The world's longest and highest glass bridge) -- Tianmen Mountain (the longest cable car of the world, glass skywalk)
In the morning, you will go to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon for seeing the highest and longest glass bridge in the world. It's about 50 minutes driving distance from Wulinyuan. Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (also called Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge) is a bridge located in Zhangjiajie, China, above the Wulingyuan area. The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glass-bottomed and is transparent. It is the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world. The bridge, opened to the public on 20 August 2016, measures 430 meters in length and 6 meters in breadth, and is suspended about 300 meters above the ground. The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Hunan, China. After finished the glass bridge then you will go to Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. Your heart will beat fast on the world’s longest cable car at Tianmen Mountain. You will do the glass skywalk. It is a suspended glass walkway almost a mile (1,430 meters) above the ground. It built at the cliff-side of Tianmen mountain. You will take an eco-friendly bus driving on the ‘99 Bends’ mountain road.
Accommodation area: Yongding District of Zhangjiajie
D 4: Zhangjiajie to Fenghuang (Phoenix Ancient Town)
Driving to Fenghuang from Zhangjiajie on highway in the morning (It takes 3.5 hours). You could take a boat ride on Tuo River and appreciate the beautiful river and the ancient town. Walking up and down both sides of Tuo River and enjoying the harmonious atmosphere in the ancient town. Get relax while watching the rows of traditional wooden houses built on stilts and looking at what the local people do. At night you will see the different beautiful view of the town. You will see the gorgeous lit up buildings and bridges.
Accommodation area: Fenghuang
D 5: Fenghuang to Longji Rice Terraces (Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces)
Driving to Longji Rice Terraces from Fenghuang in the morning (It takes about 6 hours. It is 370 km between these two places by car). Longji Rice Terraces also names Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces. It located in Longji Town, Longsheng County, Guilin City, Guangxi Province. It's the most popular attraction in Guangxi province, China.The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountain top, between 600 to 800 metres (2,000 to 2,600 ft) above sea level. A coiling terrace line that starts from the mountain foot up to the mountain top divides the mountain into layers of water in spring, layers of green rice shoots in summer, layers of rice in fall, and layers of frost in winter. The terraced fields were mostly built about 650 years ago. Longji Rice Terraces consists of 3 main parts. They are Rice Terraces of Ping'an Village, Rice Terraces of Jingken Dazhai Village and Rice Terraces of Longji Ancient Zhuang Village. You will take a cable car up to the mountain top for getting a panoramic view of the rice terraces in Dazhai village. And you will also visit Ping'an Village as well.
Accommodation area: Longsheng County (Guilin)
D 6: Yangshuo: Yulong River
Driving to Yangshuo county from Longshen county for seeing Yulong River (It takes 4 hours). You will take a bamboo raft to do the rafting on Yulong River. It's the perfect way to enjoy the beauty area of the mountain and water.
You also have an option of taking a helicopter for seeing the best part of Yulong River area from a god view.
At the end of the tour, your driver will drop you off at Guilin Airport or train stations in Guilin (or Yangshuo) or your hotels in Yangshuo county or Guilin. (Depends on your requirement)
$558 Per Day
5-Day Zhangjiajie & Fenghuang Ancient Town Classic Tour
Day 1: Zhangjiajie Arrival
After meeting with the tour guide, he/she will take you by private van and driver to your hotel for a good rest.
Accommodation: Best Western Grand Hotel in Zhangjiajie(Superior Class)/Sunshine Hotel & Resort Zhangjiajie(Deluxe Class)
Day 2: Zhangjiajie national forest park: Huangshi Fort, Golden Whip Brook
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After meeting with the tour guide, he/she will take you by private van and driver to your hotel for a good rest.
Accommodation: Best Western Grand Hotel in Zhangjiajie(Superior Class)/Sunshine Hotel & Resort Zhangjiajie(Deluxe Class)
Day 2: Zhangjiajie national forest park: Huangshi Fort, Golden Whip Brook
After breakfast, you will take the cable car to Huangshi Fort which is 1092 meters above sea level. It is the biggest sightseeing platform to view the spectacular scenery in the national park. Later, explore the famous Golden Whip Brook which covers a distance of 7.5 km winding across mountains and valleys.
Accommodation: Wulingyuan Hotel(Superior Class)/Pullman Hotel & Resort(Deluxe Class)
Day 3: Wulingyuan scenic area: Tianzi mountain, Yuanjiajie and Baofeng Lake
After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up and take you to Wulingyuaun Scenic Area to visit its two most classic and popular attractions. Take a cable car up to Tianzi mountain, and you will see large area of grotesque peaks thrusting up below. Walking along the steps, spectacular views unfold in front of you from different angels. In the afternoon, ride the public shuttle bus to Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, whose mountains are said to be the inspiration for Avatar's Hallelujah Mountain, and then take the shuttle bus for the Bailong elevator down the mountain. This glass elevator was built on the side of a cliff, and it claims to be the world's highest and fastest outdoor sightseeing elevator which takes only 1.5 minutes with 326 meters as the height.
After that, go to Baofeng lake that is a basin created by the terrain in the middle of this mountainous area. It is a leisurely experience as you boat on the clear water, see the hills of various shapes, and enjoy entertainment by the local minority people as they sing their traditional songs.
Accommodation: Wulingyuan Hotel(Superior Class)/Pullman Hotel & Resort(Deluxe Class)
Day 4: Tianmen Mountain, drive to Fenghuang Ancient Town
After breakfast, take the longest cable car up to the top of Tianmen Mountain which got the name because of Tianmen hole(literally "heaven's gate) is a 131-meter-high hole formed naturally in the mountain like a doorway, well-known for being glided through by a world-class stuntman in a wing suit. To reach the hole, you can climb for about half an hour up the "stairway to heaven". Coming up to Tianmen mountain, Your heart will beat faster at on the world's longest cable car, the suspended glass walkway almost a mile(1,430 meters) above the ground, and the winding road with 99 curves.
In the afternoon, 4 hours drive to Fenghuang Ancient Town, enjoy the night view in the town with all lights and lanterns on.
Accommodation: Government Hotel(Superior Class)/Phoenix Grand Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 5: Fenghuan Ancient Town, Dehang Miao Village, Back to the next destination
After breakfast, wondering around in the ancient town with the cement pavements and characteristic wooden buildings (Diaojiaolou).
In the afternoon, drive back to Zhangjiajie while on the way back, explore Dehang Miao Village which refers to "beautiful valley" to get an interactive with local Miao-minority people in person.
End of service for 5-Day Zhangjiajie & Fenghuang Ancient Town Classic Tour, and you will be transferred to the airport/train station/bus station for your next destination.