Zhangjiajie Qixing Mountain

Zhangjiajie Qixing Mountain

On August 28, 2017, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Zhangjiajie Qixing Mountain tourism development project was held. The project aims to complete an investment of approximately 2 billion yuan within three years to open the park to visitors, and a total investment of about 15.6 billion yuan over eight years to fully complete the development. It will create a stunning "City in the Sky" wonderland and a unique "Chasing Stars and the Moon" ambiance, featuring a super-large ecotourism complex that integrates sightseeing, experience, leisure, vacation, wellness, competition, science education, exploration, and more, with the goal of receiving 10 million visitors annually.

Qixing Mountain is located in Daping Town, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, situated between Tianmen Mountain and Xiongbiyan, and serves as the watershed between the Lishui and Yuanjiang rivers. Its highest peak stands at an elevation of 1,528 meters. Originally, there was a natural village called Qixing Mountain, but due to its average altitude of over 1,200 meters, lack of electricity, roads, and communication, the majority of villagers gradually relocated to the areas around Daping Town at the foot of the mountain about ten years ago. Nowadays, only two or three households remain, and they only ascend the mountain periodically to collect herbs, wild vegetables, or for hunting.

The summit of Qixing Mountain is a vast hilly plateau, with an average temperature of around 9°C, making it summerless year-round. The forest coverage rate is 87%, mostly consisting of shrubbery, including nearly 2,000 acres of pristine forest. The area is rich in rare flora and fauna. Animals include macaques, masked palm civets, muntjacs, hedgehogs, pangolins, bamboo rats, white-faced animals, rabbits, wild boars, wild dogs, wild cats, golden pheasants, spotted pheasants, rock eagles, Lady Amherst's pheasants, yellow weasels, among which the red monkeys are particularly precious. Plants include liriodendron, magnolia officinalis, Wuling pine, wild mountain pear, wash-tree, thousand-year-old ancient boxwood, dove tree, gastrodia elata, siler, gallnut, lacquer trees, and coptis.

Qixing Mountain is like a exquisite ink painting of mountains and waters—majestic, steep, rugged, and wildly diverse. Whether cautiously advancing along sheer cliffs that seem chopped by knives and axes, or traversing terrifying leech-infested areas, requires hikers to possess steel-like determination.

Qixing Mountain lies between Tianmen Mountain, Xiongbi Mountain, and Chongshan Mountain. All four mountains feature sheer cliffs on all sides, with elevations all above 1,500 meters, forming one of the most spectacular and vertically dramatic peak landscapes in China. Nowadays, Qixing Mountain is referred to by some outdoor alliances as the hardest mountain to climb in Hunan. Surrounded by sheer cliffs, it is a place where birds cannot fly over and monkeys cannot climb, shrouded in clouds and mist.

Scenic Area Address: Daping Town, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province

Transportation: Hire a car within Zhangjiajie City to reach the scenic area