Zhangjiajie Golden Whip Stream: The Ultimate Guide | A Natural Gallery in the Canyon 🌿

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· "Journey to the West" was shot in the stream where the four masters and apprentices walked
· Excellent relaxing hiking route: 7.5 kilometers in length gentle and easy to walk
· Badger Paradise: Hundreds of wild macaque monkeys are super cute
· Free Scenic Areas: Included in Forest Park tickets

🕒 Best time to play

🌅 7-9am: Enjoy the tranquil creek + morning mist alone
🐒 3-5pm: Badgers are most active foraging
🚫 Avoid noon (canyon hot and windless)

🎫 Ticket information

· Included in Forest Park tickets (valid for 4 days)
· Sliding pole experience 100 dollars (sedee lift one section)
· Fish food $5/pack (feed Golden Whip Creek wild fish)

🚶♂️ Must-see attractions

1️⃣ Golden Whip Rock: The golden whip that looks like Sun Wukong
2️⃣ Journey to the West shooting point: three dozen white bone spirit scenes
3️⃣ Longevity Spring: Natural mountain spring can be drunk directly
4️⃣ Camel Peak: Giant stone peak by the stream
5️⃣ Water around the four doors: the intersection of four streams

📸 TOP5 check-in spots

✅ Golden Whip Rock Upward Shot (Morning Smooth Light)
✅ Stream slow motion photography (with tripod for silk effect)
✅ Badger interaction (keep a safe distance)
✅ Reflection in the water (mirror-like when there is no wind)
✅ Wooden bridge composition (red shirt tourists dot the green scenery)

💡Tips for veteran drivers

· Wear non-slip shoes (wet and slippery stone roads).
· Bring your own snacks (only the canteen on the way)
· Put away plastic bags (mad monkeys will grab them)
· Depart from the Big Oxygen Bar Plaza (the whole way downhill is more effortless)

🚌Transportation Guide

📍5 minutes walk from the entrance of Forest Park Ticket Station
🚌Eco-friendly car to "Shui Wai Si Mun Station" in the opposite direction
🚶 The whole hike takes about 3 hours
🚫No walking tools (suitable for easy hiking)

Trivia:
• Golden Whip Rock is 380 meters high and as steep as a knife
• The creek pufferfish is a national second-level protected animal
• Negative ion content up to 100,000 per cubic centimeter

attention:
⚠️ Do not feed macaque monkeys (may be scratched)
⚠️ Do not approach after heavy rains when the stream surges
⚠️ Protect the environment and take away garbage

Remember that the essence of Golden Whip Creek lies in walking slowly. If you walk in a hurry, you will miss many details ~🐒💦