So I am finally in Zhangjiajie. I still can't pronounce it, but I'm here, and it is beautiful.
The town itself is bigger than I imagined, and apparently only a couple of years ago it was a village, but tourism is big bucks, and the town seems to be thriving.
I started my time here in Zhangjiajie at the Tianmen Mountains. It is about half an hour from the city centre, and starts with a huge cable car ride to the top. About half way up, we moved above the China smog, and the view became spectacular.
The whole top of the mountain is covered in snow, and the walk around the edge is incredible. there is a walkway that hangs out from the side, and while unfortunately the glass walkway was closed, it was an incredible experience being able to see nature so unobstructed. Looking down was slightly terrifying though.
We couldn't get close to Heaven's Door because it was too icy and it was closed, but we saw it from a distance, and I don't know how people could glide through that!!
One of the coolest things on the mountain was a wishing area. There were hundreds, thousands, I don't even know how many red ribbons with wishes written on them. I added mine to a tiny tree that no one else had touched yet.
On top of the mountain is a temple which stood out against the cold, white snow, and I only slipped once climbing up the icy stairs. I even managed to catch myself and didn't even fall!!
Tomorrow, the floating mountains xx