The Hallelujah Mountains!

Remember this place from the all-time blockbuster Avatar?
No one could help wonder how James Cameron made this place. After watching the movie, I happened to have asked many people how exactly this set-up was made. I got a lot of weird and unbelievable so-called-facts that I surely did not believe(Until now!)

The movie Avatar, in itself, has many breath-taking scenes and locations that have been made perfect by the movie's crew. But believe it or not, the Hallelujah Mountains featured in this movie are real! Yes, you read that right. Though the real mountains don't exactly float in mid-air, they are pretty epic to see even if they're rooted to the ground.

Source: Wikipedia
The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a one-of-a-kind tourist spot located in Zhangjiajie City in northern Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China. The maker's of the eponymous film drew inspiration for the Hallelujah Mountains from this very national park!

After the movie, one of the park's quartz-sandstone pillars, the 1080m high Southern Sky Column had been renamed "Avatar Hallelujah Mountain". The film's director and production designers said that they drew inspiration for the floating rocks from mountains from around the world, including those in Hunan province.

One of the specialties of this park is the Bailong Elevator that was opened in 2002. At 326m, it's the world's tallest lift (And probably the fastest too, it can run from the top to bottom in less than two minutes!)
Source: Wikipedia

So, what are you waiting for? Add this place to your travel list and get going!

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