Image Credits

We use our own photos wherever we can. Other photos are licensed for commercial use and credited below. We do not use AI-generated images of real places.

Photo	Author	License
"Heavenly Soldiers" pillars in cloud	太假真人	CC BY-SA 4.0
A lone sandstone column	Scott Edmunds	CC BY 2.0
Aiwan Pavilion in mist	Zhangzhugang	CC BY-SA 4.0
Alipay and WeChat Pay signs at a counter	N509FZ	CC BY-SA 4.0
Bailong Elevator	Nyx Ning	CC BY-SA 3.0
Bailong Elevator on the cliff	Nyx Ning	CC BY-SA 3.0
Baofeng Lake	Yoo Chung	CC BY-SA 2.5
Baofeng Lake between the cliffs	欧治	CC BY-SA 3.0
Baofeng Lake entrance marker	Meiloorun	CC BY-SA 4.0
Boat beneath the covered bridge	Nyx Ning	CC BY-SA 3.0
Boat on the Grand Canyon lake	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Cable car above the clouds	Qa003qa003	CC BY-SA 4.0
Cable car among the pillars	Kovacs Bela-Hungary	CC BY 3.0
Cable car and Heaven's Gate	DMY	CC BY-SA 4.0
Cable car cabins in the Forest Park	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Cave walls and flowstone	Dimain69	CC BY-SA 3.0
Changsha Huanghua Airport Terminal 2	颐园居	CC BY-SA 4.0
Changsha Maglev Express	Baycrest	CC BY-SA 2.5
Changsha Railway Station at night	N509FZ	CC BY-SA 4.0
Changsha skyline over the Xiang River	Liuxingy	CC BY-SA 4.0
Cliff walkway in mist	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Cliff walkway on Tianmen Mountain	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Crowds on the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge	HighestBridges	CC BY-SA 4.0
Dawn on the pillars	Dcpeets	CC BY-SA 4.0
Dusk on the Tuo River	christiali	CC BY 3.0
Entrance to the Tianmen escalators	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Escalators inside Tianmen Mountain	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Fenghuang at night	Ludger Heide	CC BY-SA 2.0
Fenghuang on the Tuo River	凌晨疯子	CC BY 2.5
Footbridge and pavilion on Golden Whip Stream	gdczjkk	CC BY 3.0
Furong gorge at twilight	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Furong Town at dusk	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Furong Town at night	Popolon	CC BY-SA 4.0
Furong Town from above	Chensiyuan	CC BY-SA 4.0
Furong Town waterfall	chensiyuan	CC BY-SA 4.0
Furong waterfall at night	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Fuxing high-speed train	N509FZ	CC BY-SA 4.0
Glass bridge across the canyon	Glabb	CC BY-SA 3.0
Glass bridge deck and entrance	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Glass bridge over the gorge	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Golden Whip Stream stone inscription	太假真人	CC BY-SA 4.0
Golden Whip Stream through the forest	Levaby	CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand Canyon cliff elevator	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Grand Canyon via ferrata	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Hairpin bends close up	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Hall at the foot of Tianmen Mountain	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Heaven's Gate and the mountain road	Lianguanlun	CC BY 4.0
High-speed train platform at Zhangjiajie West	梦夕琳	CC0
Hongqiao covered bridge	Zhangmoon618	Public domain
Hotels in downtown Zhangjiajie	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Huangshan pine	François Philipp from Darmstadt, Germany	CC BY 2.0
Huangshizhai (Yellow Stone Village)	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Huangshizhai panorama	chensiyuan	CC BY-SA 4.0
Huangshizhai pillars	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Hunan fried pork with peppers	Huangdan2060	CC BY 3.0
Inside the Tianzi Mountain cable car	Rocio Gil	CC BY-SA 4.0
Inside Yellow Dragon Cave	vivali	CC BY 3.0
Inside Yellow Dragon Cave	Brookqi	Public domain
Jars of chopped chilies and pickles	Junyu-K	CC BY 4.0
Karst peaks on Tianmen Mountain	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Li River at Yangshuo	Huangdan2060	CC0
Li River cruise, Guilin	Flora-Victoria	CC0
Lit eaves at sunset	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Lit stalagmites in Yellow Dragon Cave	Dimain69	CC BY-SA 3.0
Meadow below the pillars	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Mirror-still night river	liuzr99	CC BY-SA 2.0
Misty pillars	Ludger Heide	CC BY-SA 2.0
Morning mist over Furong	Popolon	CC BY-SA 4.0
Morning mist over Golden Whip Stream	江上清风1961	CC BY 3.0
Mount Huangshan peaks	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Night lights under the bridge	Ludger Heide	CC BY-SA 2.0
On the glass deck	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Painted temple eaves	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Peaks above Zhangjiajie city	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Pillars above the clouds	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Pillars at Yangjiajie	Yoo Chung	CC BY-SA 2.5
Pillars in blue morning haze	severin.stalder	CC BY-SA 3.0
Pine-topped pillar, Tianzi Mountain	ICOLEF / visualtravelguide.com	CC BY-SA 4.0
Puguang Temple	Doctoroftcm	CC BY-SA 3.0
Rhesus macaque in Zhangjiajie	iNaturalist contributor (via Commons user Z3lvs)	CC0
Riding the Tianzi ropeway	Nyx Ning	CC BY-SA 3.0
Rime ice on Tianmen Mountain	Fumikas Sagisavas	CC0
Riverside houses and waterwheel	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 4.0
Riverside promenade at night	Qa003qa003	CC BY-SA 4.0
Road below the Tianmen cliffs	Kovacs Bela-Hungary	CC BY 3.0
Round glass platform on Tianmen Mountain	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
San xia guo dry pot	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Sandstone cliffs, Wulingyuan	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Sandstone pillar beside Golden Whip Stream	Nyx Ning	CC BY-SA 3.0
Sandstone pillars at Yuanjiajie	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Sandstone pillars under a blue sky	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Sandstone ridge, Wulingyuan	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Sea of clouds at Yuanjiajie	江上清风1961	CC BY 3.0
Sea of clouds from the ropeway	Qa003qa003	CC BY-SA 4.0
Shop street in Wulingyuan town	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Shopping plaza in downtown Zhangjiajie	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Snow on Orange Isle	Huangdan2060	CC BY 3.0
Stairway into Tianmen Cave	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Stairway to Heaven's Gate	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Stairway to Tianmen Cave	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Stalagmites in Yellow Dragon Cave	欧治	CC BY-SA 3.0
Steamed fish head with chopped chili	Steamed fish head in chili sauce	CC0
Stilt houses at night	liuzr99	CC BY-SA 2.0
Stone bridge in snow	Huangdan2060	CC BY 3.0
Summit sea of clouds	Qa003qa003	CC BY-SA 4.0
Sun behind Tianmen Mountain	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Sunset on the Xiang River	Huangdan2060	CC BY 4.0
Suoxi River in Wulingyuan town	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Temple roof ornaments	Ludger Heide	CC BY-SA 2.0
The 99-bend Tongtian Avenue	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
The stairway to Heaven's Gate	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
The tall stalagmite hall	Dimain69	CC BY-SA 3.0
Tianmen Cave above the stairs	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Tianmen Cave arch	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Tianmen Cave from below	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Tianmen Cave from the side	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Tianmen Mountain gate	HotShot²	CC BY 2.0
Tianmen Mountain road and peaks	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Tianmen Mountain Temple	Ludger Heide	CC BY-SA 2.0
Tianzi Mountain cable car	ICOLEF / visualtravelguide.com	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tianzi Mountain in snow	ICOLEF / visualtravelguide.com	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tianzi Mountain pillar field	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tianzi Mountain sandstone pillars	ICOLEF / visualtravelguide.com	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tianzi Mountain viewpoint	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tianzi Pavilion	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tongtian Avenue switchbacks	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Train board for Zhangjiajie West services	N509FZ	CC BY-SA 4.0
Tujia brocade	Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China	CC0
Tujia wooden masks for Nuo opera	Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China	CC0
Tuo River looking west	张韡武	CC BY-SA 3.0
Turquoise water in the Grand Canyon	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Valley stream below the pillars	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
View down from the Tianmen Cave stairway	Qa003qa003	CC BY-SA 4.0
View from Helong Park, Tianzi Mountain	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
View from Orange Isle	EditQ	CC BY-SA 4.0
View from the Tianmen cable car	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Wanming Pagoda	crongbin	CC BY-SA 3.0
Wanming Pagoda and the Tuo River	凌晨疯子	CC BY 2.5
Waterfall at Baofeng Lake	欧治	CC BY-SA 3.0
Waterwheel and weir	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 4.0
Wild macaques in Zhangjiajie	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
World Heritage pillars in soft haze	Scott Edmunds	CC BY 2.0
Wulingyuan bus station route board	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Wulingyuan entrance plaza	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Wulingyuan pillar forest	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Wulingyuan town under misty peaks	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Wulingyuan World Natural Heritage marker	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Xiang River and the city	JULIANISME	CC BY-SA 4.0
Xiangxi home-style restaurant at night	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Yuanjiajie cliffs from a viewing deck	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Yuanjiajie pillars	Kuruman from Tokyo, Japan	CC BY 2.0
Yuelu Academy garden	Zhangzhugang	CC BY-SA 4.0
Yuelu Academy gate	EditQ	CC BY-SA 4.0
Yuelu Mountain at night	Ting Chen	CC BY-SA 2.0
Zhangjiajie city and airport from Tianmen Mountain	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Zhangjiajie city from Tianmen Mountain	Codas	CC BY-SA 4.0
Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge	אביהוד	CC BY-SA 4.0
Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport	Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A.	CC BY-SA 2.0
Zhangjiajie railway platforms	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Zhangjiajie railway station area	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Zhangjiajie valley and airport	xiquinhosilva	CC BY 2.0
Zhangjiajie West Railway Station building	梦夕琳	CC0
Zhangjiajie West Railway Station entrance	梦夕琳	CC0