Zhangjiajie
is situated in the northwest of Hunan province, in the
juncture of the Yunan-Guizhou Plateau and the subsidence
of Dongting Lake, stretching over the area from between
109'40 to 110'20 E to between 28'52 to 29'48 N. It is
bounded by Shimen county and Taoyuan county on the east,
Yuanling county on the south, and Hefeng, Xuan'en of
Hubei province on the north. The city stretches 167 km
from east to west, and 96 km from north to south at best.
Zhangjiajie city covers an area of 9,653 square kilometers,
which accounts for 4.5 percent of Hunan province.
The landform is complex in Zhangjiajie,
including mountains, lava, hills, plains, etc. Mountainous
area takes up 76 percent of the total. The most characteristic
feature is the quartzes sandstone landform, which is rare
in the world. The city is higher on the northwest, and
tilts along Li River to the south. Wuling mountains, divided
from Yunwu Mountain in Guizhou province, are again divided
into some branches across the city . There are mountains
over mountains in the city and many abrupt peaks and low
lands. The highest point is 1890.4 meters above the sea
level, and the lowest 75 meters. Zhangjiajie is a city
under the direct administration of provincial government,
and has jurisdiction over Yongding, Wuling districts, and
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