Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge and Grand Canyon

 


If you’re looking for a different experience and landscape than the Avatar-style mountains of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, consider visiting the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and its famous Glass Bridge. These sites are not as grandoise or scary as the names suggest, but it’s still a nice program that takes about a long half-day or a short full day. The bridge isn’t too intimidating, as it includes solid metal sections alongside the glass panels. The canyon itself isn’t that grand in scale, but it’s definitely scenic. For an extra thrill, you can add a zip line ride across the canyon for just CNY 50, which is very reasonable. Now, looking back, I know I should have done it. A short boat ride at the end of the trail is included in the basic ticket. 

Guide Map of Zhangjiajie Great Canyon 
(Based on map of local information board) 


Trip Info: From Wulingyuan Bus Station, there are frequent buses to the main entrance of the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area. Here, at the ticket office, you can choose from various ticket combinations. (My hotel staff booked the basic Grand Canyon and Glass Skywalk ticket online in advance at the discounted rate of CNY 175.) From here, a shuttle bus, included in the ticket, takes you to the bridge which is a few kilometers away. After crossing the bridge, there’s supposed to be a direct path down into the canyon, but it appeared to be closed during my visit. An upper path leads to the zip line station and an elevator that takes you further down. There are also a couple of other elevators and slides, which require separate tickets. At the bottom of the canyon, there’s a small lake, or more like a pond. From there, the trail follows the canyon floor until another small lake, where a boat ride takes you back to the main entrance area. 

Price List 
(as of 2025) 


Model of Zhangjiajie Great Canyon 





The main entrance of the broader area is right across from the bus stop, and houses shops, a ticket office, and a shuttle bus station. 



Entrance to the actual scenic area. 


Entrance to the glass bridge. 


The glass bridge - views, bungee jumper. 

























Beginning of the hiking trail. 



Glass Walkway. 










Zip Line station. 





Sightseeing Elevator - lift to lower level. 







Continuing the walk. 















The walking trail goes left here. To the right there is another elevator. 



Instead of walking the last stretch of the descent, one can take ride on the King Wu Slide Way. 



Walking trail. 







A large open area at the bottom of the valley, known as Raimbow Square. 







There is a slide from the other side as well, where the Zip Line ends. 


Very short cruises are offered on Rainbow Lake. 



The walking path in the canyon starts on the right had side of the "lake" and subsequent stream, swithing sides a number of times along the way. 



















































A rest area with a little shop, seats, and designated smoking space. 






Continuing the walk in the canyon. 






The Bandit Cave. 


















Continuing the walk in the canyon floor. 






The first gate of the port area. It's quite far from the actual port, there is more walk along a cliffside path, but in busy times maybe the lines reach this far. 











The port. 






Shord boat ride across the lake. 















The port on the other side of the lake leads to an exit and the main square where buses to Wulingyuan and Zhangjiajie depart from. 



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