Zhangjiajie - Can you spot the Avatar?

You will probably find the scenery somewhat similar. That's right! Parts of the movie Avatar was filmed in Zhangjiajie. I guess we are not to far off from Pandora than we thought.




















These ultra-long columns and geological formations that gives the area an other-worldliness feeling were caused by tectonic forces of over 3 billion and eight thousand years ago. Back then, the place was a large patch of ocean. After a series of geological changes including Himalayan and Neotectonic movements, the bottom of the ocean rose out of the surface, and the quartzite sandstone pillars and peaks took shape after the gradual cutting, eroding and crumbling from natural forces through millions of years.
 






We were given these gloves to take the longest cement made slide down from the mountain to the valley below.. on the way, scenic vistas caught our eye




Opening to one of the largest bandits' caves in the mountain. Just imagine ... living and subsisting in these remote mountain landscapes...