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15 July 2015

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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Unveils Filming Locations of Avatar

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On December 15, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park unveiled the ten major filming locations of the movie Avatar, inviting audiences from home and abroad to step from the silver screen into reality and embark on a fantastical journey beyond the movie!

The ten filming locations are as follows: Avatar Mountains in the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Dispersing Flowers, and Cloudy Green Rock in the Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area, Star Picking Stand, Nine Layers of Fairy Palaces, and Relic Piers of the Heaven Bridge in the Huangshizhai Scenic Area, Generals in Formation, Xiang Wang Reading Books, and Water Winding Four Gates in the Suoxi Valley Scenic Area. Each of these ten locations possesses its own unique charm, presenting distinctive Zhangjiajie landforms that are nature's masterpieces. The locations also serve as the real-world inspiration for the fantastical scenes in the Avatar movies. Every site offers classic imagery reminiscent of the planet Pandora, providing exceptional footages for movie production.


Avatar Mountains 


Imperial Brush Peak


Fairy Dispersing Flowers 


Cloudy Green Rock


Star Picking Stand


Nine Layers of Fairy Palaces


Relic Piers of the Heaven Bridge


Water Winding Four Gates


Generals in Formation



Xiang Wang Reading Books


This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday