Imagine a world where you can go explore fantastical landscapes with rare wild animals. That is the experience found at Zhangjiajie National Park, which was established in 1982, and includes nearly 12 thousand acres of forested hillsides in the larger Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area. Visitors here can explore the nearly magical world of China’s rare wildlife, with a trip to this region feeling like you are stepping into another time and place – a mystical realm filled with creatures that exist nowhere else on Earth. The flora here also contributes greatly towards making it such an unusual ecosystem; among these stealthy inhabitants are clouded leopards, who have been seen as evolutionary links between smaller cats, such as lynxes or tabby tigers.
