Baofeng Lake
宝峰湖
A high mountain lake cradled by peaks, where you can take a boat tour and hear Tujia folk songs, with Baofeng Falls at the entrance.
Baofeng Lake lies in the southeast of Wulingyuan District. It is a flat high-gorge lake surrounded by quartz sandstone peaks, about 2.5 km long with an average depth of over 70 m, and its jade-green water is as still as a mirror. Visitors first pass Baofeng Falls below the lake (a drop of about 70 m), then climb stone steps for roughly 15 minutes to the lakeside boarding point. On the boat, boatmen and Tujia village girls on the shore sing mountain songs back and forth. The main sights are 'One Line of Sky' and Eagle Nest Village. The entrance fee is about 96 yuan (boat included) and is not part of the Wulingyuan combined ticket. Allow about 2 hours. It is roughly 3 km from Wulingyuan town, a short taxi ride, and is often visited on the same day as Huanglong Cave.
Opening hours
07:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Xibu Street
- Zhangjiajie Junsheng Painting Academy
- Charming Xiangxi Show
- Zhangjiajie Romance Park
- Ten-Mile Gallery
- Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Cave
- Bailong Elevator
- Tianzi Mountain