{"id":14194,"date":"2025-05-31T12:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T05:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/?post_type=places-to-go&#038;p=14194"},"modified":"2025-05-31T12:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T05:10:54","slug":"zhangjiajie","status":"publish","type":"places-to-go","link":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/places-to-go\/zhangjiajie\/","title":{"rendered":"Zhangjiajie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"205\"><strong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"205\">Discover Zhangjiajie: Gateway to China\u2019s First National Forest Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"444\">Zhangjiajie (pronounced &#8216;Jang-Jar-Jeer&#8217;) is nestled in northern Hunan Province and is renowned for its breathtaking scenery. Much of this area falls within China\u2019s first designated National Forest Park \u2014 Zhangjiajie Forest National Park.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"789\">Ideal for hikers and nature lovers seeking a break from the hustle of \u2018Big City China,\u2019 Zhangjiajie offers spectacular landscapes that inspired the floating mountains in the movie <em data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"634\">Avatar<\/em>. Though the city itself is relatively unknown internationally, it is a bustling hub with a population exceeding one million and a thriving tourism sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"974\">The main attraction lies northeast of the city, near the town of Wulingyuan, a small but fast-growing base perfect for exploring the stunning UNESCO World Heritage-listed scenic area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province, home to China\u2019s first National Forest Park and stunning UNESCO landscapes. Ideal for hikers and nature enthusiasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[67],"class_list":["post-14194","places-to-go","type-places-to-go","status-publish","hentry","category-china"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places-to-go\/14194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/places-to-go"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/places-to-go"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.absoluteasiatours.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}