Southern Heavenly Gate

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Southern Heavenly Gate

Southern Heavenly Gate

NABSQNO 49R 450664 – 3249502

Hunan Province. Wulingyuan Scenic Area is a well known tourist attraction near to the city of Zhangjiajie in Central China. It was made famous as the back drop for the movie Avatar. Southern Heavenly Gate is in the Tianzi Mountain Scenic Zone. The arch is about halfway down the trail that descends Tianzi Mountain. The trail is about 2 miles long and is said to have about 7000 steps. 

The arch has a span of 33 ft and a height of 48 ft.