Wulingyuan
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How it came to be
Wulingyuan in Hunan Province is a forest of more than 3,000 quartz sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 m high. They were cut from Devonian sandstone, about 400 to 350 million years old, by uplift and water erosion. There are some 40 caves and two large natural bridges, one of them 357 m above the valley floor.
In 1982 part of the area became Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the first national forest park in China. The State Council listed Wulingyuan as a national key scenic area in 1988, and it was inscribed in 1992.
Visitor numbers and tourist buildings damaged the scenery, and in 1999 local authorities began demolishing houses inside the scenic area. Hunan's protection regulations followed in January 2001, and about 500 staff now manage the site. One cliff is served by the 326 m Bailong Elevator.
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