If anyone talks about a scroll painting of world-shaking beauty over 300 squarekilometers in size, they must be referring to Wulingyuan.The name Wulingyuan comes from its geographical location north of the Wuling Mountains on the border between the provinces of Hunan and Guizhou£®During the mid and late Devonian Period, quartz sandstones were deposited at Wulingyuan, where the sea and the land interfaced. Great changes took place with the passage of time. Due to the rise of the earth's crust, erosion and weatherin9, some mesas gradually became peak clusters and forests while others were leveled to the ground before finally being eroded into gullies and valleys. In every respect-scale, completeness, variety of forms, and biodiversity .

Wulingyuan is a priceless 1egacy handed down by Nature to mankind. Now a World Natural Heritage site, the Wulingyuan Scenic Area encompasses Zhangjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Suoxiyu Valley, and a few other newly developed spots. Every visitor to Wulingyuan will visit the Shili (Ten-li) Gallery at the foot of Tianzi Mountain.

At ZhangJiajie, the clouds and mountains form a natural scroll paintin9. The sun's rays slant across the peaks, white clouds drift around the mountainside, and lush primeval forest cloaks the peaks and valleys in shades of green.Like the majesty and magnificent Shili Gallery, the Jinbianxi Brook has sights to delight the eye at every step, but is more tranquil and elegant in appearance. Wandering in the lush forest beside the brook, glimpsing the jade stream and the glittering color stones in the water. You can quite easily feel that the brook must lead to the Peach

Blossom Valley, the paradise of the great poet Tao Yuanmin9. Perhaps it is this lovely dream that draws endless visitors to the stream. The Heaven Terrace on Taizi Mountain, surrounded by countless peaks, gives panoramic views of all of Wulingyuan.

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