Huangshizhai
黄石寨
A mountaintop plateau in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, where the saying goes that you have not truly visited Zhangjiajie without climbing Huangshizhai, with Five Finger Peak and Star-Picking Terrace overlooking the peaks.
Huangshizhai lies within Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, near the forest park ticket gate. It is a mountain plateau about 1,080 m above sea level, and there is a saying that you have not really been to Zhangjiajie unless you have visited Huangshizhai. A loop trail of about 3 km runs around the plateau's edge, passing viewpoints such as Five Finger Peak, Star-Picking Terrace, the Heavenly Book Box and the Six Wonders Pavilion. From here, you can look down on the peaks and the sea of clouds on both sides of the Jinbian Stream. To go up, take the Huangshizhai Cableway, about 65 yuan one way and roughly 6 minutes. Alternatively, you can hike up and down the 3,878 stone steps, which takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. Admission is included in the Wulingyuan combined ticket. It is often paired with the Jinbian Stream on the same day: Huangshizhai in the morning and the Jinbian Stream in the afternoon. When clouds and mist are heavy, visibility is low, so choose a sunny day or clear weather after rain.
Opening hours
About 07:00–18:00 (cable car about 07:30–17:30)
Nearby sights
- Golden Whip Stream
- Yangjiajie Scenic Area
- Wulingyuan / Yuanjiajie
- Bailong Elevator
- Ten-Mile Gallery
- Tianzi Mountain
- Charming Xiangxi Show
- Zhangjiajie Junsheng Painting Academy