Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. It consists of Huangshizhai, Jinbianxi, Yuanjiajie and other scenic spots, with a total operating area of 5,000 hectares.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in the branch of Qingyan Mountain in Wuling Mountain Range, with an altitude of 1,334 meters (Tuwangyue Peak). The soil is mainly yellow soil. It belongs to the mid-subtropical mountain prototype monsoon humid climate zone. The forest coverage rate is 97.7%. The vegetation is mainly evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest. There are 517 species of woody plants in 93 families, 41 species of birds in 6 orders and 13 families, and 27 species of mammals.
In 1982, the State Council entrusted the State Planning Commission to approve the establishment of Hunan Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, which is the first national forest park in China.