Amazing Limestone Peaks of Yuanjiajie in Zhangjiajie

The Golden Whip Stream winds its way deep into the Zhangjiajie National Park. We don’t really have time to follow the stream wherever it takes us, so at one point along the stream there was a fork in the road. One continues along the Golden Whip Stream, while the other leads to a long flight of stairs into the mountain. Figuring that we have had enough of the Golden Whip Stream, we decided to follow the stairs wherever it takes us.

The stairs eventually leads to Yuanjiajie 袁家界 part of the national park. We figured that it should not be a very far walk so we just followed the stairs. There were also some visitors walking along the stairs so we had some company.
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