Avatar is one of the most visually stunning movies of the 21st-century so when we found out that James Cameron based his floating islands on Wulingyuan National Forest…we had to see them for ourselves. The quartz-sandstone spires towering throughout Wulingyuan, formerly known as Zhangjiajie, were formed over 400-million years ago through a series of unique geological events leaving behind one of the most unique rock formations on earth…inspiring a 280-million dollar movie and our two-day journey.
Avatar is one of the most visually stunning movies of the 21st-century so when we found out that James Cameron based his floating islands on Wulingyuan National Forest…we had to see them for ourselves. The quartz-sandstone spires towering throughout Wulingyuan, formerly known as Zhangjiajie, were formed over 400-million years ago through a series of unique geological events leaving behind one of the most unique rock formations on earth…inspiring a 280-million dollar movie and our two-day journey.
WOW!! what an incredible place! How far are you from the Great Wall (any part of it?) I can see Avatar inspiration from this shot :>
the great wall stretches SO far, but were were approx 1,500kms away. and in the blog we are about 3 weeks from posting about our trip to the Great Wall.