Tianmen Mountain, located in Zhangjiajie City, got its name for the Tianmen Cave, a natural karst cave across the mountain. The top part of the mountain is relatively flat, and is filled with old trees, winding vines, mosses, stalagmites and clints, with an area of 494 acres. The rare mountain top scenery makes it the most beautiful sky garden all over the world, and a heaven fairyland. Due to this, it was approved as a national forest park in 1997, namely, Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park. The plank road and glass skywalks built along the cliffs will give you a special experience.

No.1: Experience the Longest Cableway in the World
From: Tianmen Cableway Lower Station; to: Tianmen Cableway Upper Station (Cableway is also available for getting down from upper to lower station.)
Tianmen Mountain Cableway is the longest one-way recycling passenger cableway in the world, with a length of 7455 meters and a height gap of 1279 meters.
This longest cableway car takes travelers from the atmosphere of modern Zhangjiajie city directly to the primitive park in the air. During the 40 minutes’ journey of the cableway, the landscape changes a lot, making travelers experience a miraculous feeling of flying angels in the sky as well as of being blended into a long grand painting of landscape. Overlooking from the cableway, you can see the 99 turns toward the heaven.

No.2 : Avenue toward Heaven with 99 Turns
Tongtian Avenue, also called Avenue toward Heaven, has 99 turns symbolizing that heaven has nine palaces. It is the wonder of highway in world. The road is with a length of 10.77 kilometers, with its elevation rising from 200 meters to 1300 meters. Traveling through Tongtian Avenue by sightseeing bus, travelers can reach directly Tianmen Cave within 25 minutes.
Please Note: the ride is full of sharp turns along the vertical cliffs. For those who easily occur carsickness, please take some carsick medicine or choose not to go by bus. And You can view it from the cableway instead.

No.3: Experience the Cliff-Hanging Walkway
The Cliff-Hanging Walkway is about 1600m, with an altitude of 1400m. It starts from Yihong Pass to Little Tianmen Gate. This cliff-hanging walkway is very thrilling. It seems that you are walking by the cliff and in the air. The breathtaking Glass Skywalk is part of the Cliff-Hanging Walkway, about 60 meters long. There is a glass platform for travelers shooting amazing photos. If you like, you can stand it on the glass platform for breathtaking scenery. At the end of the Cliff-Hanging Walkway, travelers can walk through the 160-meter Hanging Bridge.

No.4: Breathtaking Glass Walk
The glass skywalk is 60 meters long and 1.6 meters wide, with the highest elevation of 1430m. It is part of Cliff-hanging walking, and is the highest section. Travelers should put on shoe cover to pass through the glass skywalk. The walk is challenging, giving a thrilling feeling like walking in the sky. An unforgettable lifetime experience, isn’t it?
Please note: It will not be so thrilling during foggy days. And it will be closed during the rainy, icy and snowy days. You are advised to check the weather forecast before going Tianmen Mountain if you want to get the best experience of the glass walkway. For the detailed info, you can also feel free to contact our experienced travel consultants to meet your needs and requirements.

No.5: Travel through Tianmen Cave
Tianmen Cave is the natural water-eroded cave, with the highest elevation in the world. It runs south-northward with a height of 131.5 meters, a width of 57 meters and a depth of 60 meters. Tianmen Cave rises above the ground and closes to the sky with a lofty and towering posture. It is much like a door to the heaven. In 1999, the masters of international stunt flying piloted the planes to fly through Tianmen Cave.
Travelers should walk 999 steep and narrow steps to climb the “Ladder to the Heaven” and reach Tianmen Cave and enjoy fantastic scenery from above.

Please Note: the Tongtian Avenue and Tianmen Cave may close during the frozen days in the winter time. For the detailed news, please contact our professional travel consultants beforehand for more weather and transportation information.