Zhangjiajie Suoxi Valley: Nature’s Fantastic Wonderland
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Location of Suoxi Valley Scenic Spot
Suoxi Valley is located within Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), covering 147 square kilometers.
Climatic characteristics of Suoxi Valley
The area enjoys a pleasant subtropical climate, with four distinct seasons, cool summers, spring hills filled with flowers, and average temperatures staying around 20-25 degrees Celsius.
It makes a perfect summer retreat with comfortable temperatures, autumn is full of red leaves, of course, winter is also colder, but here you will enjoy the world of ice and snow wrapped in silver.
Main Attractions Introduction
Ten-mile Gallery
This is a valley with more than ten miles long, 587 meters deep, towering sandstone pillars in fantastic shapes, there are medicine picking old man, three sisters peak and several other attractions are.These natural rock formations resemble These natural rock formations resemble human figures and scenes with remarkable clarity.
Golden Whip Stream
Golden Whip Stream gets its name from the 380m-tall Golden Whip Peak, it is a stream under the Golden Whip Rock, with a total length of 7.5 kilometers, and when people walk along the stream, it’s like traveling in a painting.
Water Around Four Gates
This is the confluence of four streams, namely Golden Whip Stream, Mine Cave Stream, Yuanyang Stream and Suoxi River, which is surrounded by peaks and forests, and it is one of the set locations of ames Cameron’s Avatar movie.
Baofeng Lake
It is an artificial lake with very clear water, surrounded by mountains, where tourists can go boating to feel the tranquility and coziness.
Huanglong Cave
Huanglong Cave is actually a cave, very large, there are holes and rivers in the cave, stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, etc. can be seen everywhere, extremely spectacular, the cave in the small he is crystal clear, take a boat tour, it is like in a mysterious underground palace.
Ecological environment of Suoxi Valley
Wildlife
The wildlife in Suoxi Valley is very abundant, You can spot macaque monkeys, birds such as woodpeckers, paintbrush and so on.
Vegetation
dominated by subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests, rare plants oil dove, ginkgo, etc., especially dove, its flowers white, its flowers resemble white doves in flight, so also known as the dove tree, which is more than 10 million years ago left living fossil plants, to see it, as if in a dialog with history! Seeing it is like having a conversation with history.
Entrance fee to Suoxi Valley
Tickets for Suoxi Valley do not need to be purchased separately, and are already included in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area ticket. Tickets cost about $35 USD, with discounts available during off-peak seasons, and each ticket is valid for 4 days, and can be purchased in a variety of ways.
Hours of operation
Hours of operation are divided into peak and off-peak seasons, with peak season hours of 7am-6pm and off-peak season hours of 8am-5pm.
Best time to visit
April to October every year is very suitable to come to play, spring everything is recovering, the mountains are full of flowers, the summer time the climate is cool, cool summer is very suitable, autumn from green to red, full of red leaves, the scenery is quite charming.
Route to Suoxi Valley
1. If you take a plane, you can first arrive at Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport, and then take an airport bus or cab from the airport to the ticket station of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and then you can reach Suoxigu Scenic Spot after entering the park.
2. After arriving at Zhangjiajie Railway Station by train, there are shuttle buses to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in the square of the railway station, so you can directly arrive at the entrance of the scenic spot after purchasing a ticket, and then enter into the Suoxigu Scenic Spot.
3. If you take intercity coaches, you can go to Zhangjiajie central bus station first, then transfer to the bus going to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and then go to Suoxigu Scenic Spot after arriving at the park.
Warm tips
There are more mountain roads in the scenic area, we recommend sturdy walking shoes for all visitors.
Pay attention to the protection of the environment, do not litter.
Attention to safety, Smoking is prohibited throughout the park to prevent wildfires.
Heron Park is on Tianzi Mountain not far from here and is also worth a visit.
