This beautiful little village is at the Gateway to Zhangjiajie National Park. I definitely recommend staying here over the town of Zhangjiajie - it's around 40kms from ZJJ & has a much nicer feel to it. This village is rapidly expanding due to the popularity of the area. Restaurants, bars, boutiques are rapidly being built however it still has the village feel - for how long I'm not too sure. We stayed at the Pullman Hotel (see other review). Great local restaurants & local Chinese massage saved our legs from falling off !!

Just like the movie Avatar except it was cooler and rainy. Plenty of food aggressive monkeys, so do not bring any food. A lot of walking so have comfortable runner soled shoes and be ready for long hikes.. Avoid peak seasons when locals are on holiday and summer. The crowds I am told are large..