Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (full name: Hunan Zhangjiajie National Forest Park; Chinese: pinyin: Húnán Zha-ngjia-jiè Guójia- Se-nlín Go-ngyuán) is a unique national forest park located in Zhangjiajie City in northern Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China. More pix after the jump.
In 1982 it was recognized as China's first national forest park (4,810 hectares). Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was designated a much larger (397.5 km²) Wulingyuan National Park by the State Council on August 1, 1988. In 1992, Wulingyuan National Park was officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was then approved by the Ministry of Land and Resources as Zhangjiajie Sandstone Peak Forest National Geopark (3,600 km²) in 2001. In 2004, Zhangjiajie Geopark was listed as a UNESCO Global Geopark.
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