Feature: In Mangshan, you can find the risky beauty of Huashan, graceful scenery of Huangshan, fantastic view of Lushan, majesty of Taishan, and precipitous feeling of Zhangjiajie. It is one of the most splendid forest travel destination in China and named as “Zhangjiajie in south Hunan”.
Time Schedules:
The first day: Monkey King landscape
Locating at Yizhang County, Chenzhou, Mangshan National Forest Park has the most intact subtropical primeval secondary forest and evergreen broad-leave forest in the world. It covers 6,000 hectares, housing both the north and the south plants. Here grow more than 1700 kinds of plants, of which 5 kinds are the national first-class protective rare ones.
Also it is home to some 300 varieties of animals, of which snow leopard, Yellow-bellied tragopan, spotted deer, golden cat and python are under the first-class state protection. Mangshan National Forest Park is a complete forest museum with abundant rainfall and rich natural resources. It is called "Natural Museum of Propagation" and "Gene Bank of Biology" by worldwide experts. It is a national reserve sanctified by State Council of China.
The minority Yao lives nearby. Their houses have very exquisite roofs and poles, finished wood windows, and picture plaques about the main gates, which forms unique primitive simplicity and elegance. And their raiment, embroidered with fine pictures, is simple and beautiful. The King Pan Festival started to fast King Pan and singing competition is endowed with folk customs.
In Mangshan, you can find the risky beauty of Huashan, graceful scenery of Huangshan, fantastic view of Lushan, majesty of Taishan, and precipitous feeling of Zhangjiajie. It is one of the most splendid forest travel destination in China and named as “Zhangjiajie in south Hunan”.
The first stop for Mangshan mountain trip is Monkey king landscape. It was said that after becoming Buddha, the monkey king visited Mangshan Mountain, made friends with the same race and taught them with unique skills. That’s why it was named Monkey king village. You can enjoy Mangshan natural museum and national treasure level animal-Mt. Mang Pit-viper, and visit waterfalls.
The second day: Guizizhai landscape and Tiantaishan landscape
Guizizhai landscape is in the depth of the forest with 300 meters valley. Falls, steep cliffs, fantastic pines and rocks are amazing sights. Many gorgeous types of sceneries such as peaks, plants and springs are attracting your eyeballs in the 3000mu landscape area. It is a explosive day for the travelling of Mangshan’s Tiantaishan landscape which is named as “the first explosive place in the central China”.
Peaks of Yazishi are constituted of 5 parts with more than 1500 meters high. Every peak is with its unique features so that you can find your favorites there.