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Often regarded as the most picturesque and noteworthy national park in all of China, Zhangjiajie amazes visitors year after year with its stone forest, waterfalls and tranquil greenery.

So dramatic are the 243 peaks and thousands of karats in Zhangjiajie that they were even the inspiration behind the Hallelujah Mountains in James Cameron’s “Avatar” film.

See if you can spot the resemblance between the film version and the real deal with this photo tour of Zhangjiajie.

 

(Featured image: Jens Schott Knudsen)

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Marissa WillmanMarissa Willman earned a bachelor's degree in journalism before downsizing her life into two suitcases for a teaching gig in South Korea. Seoul was her home base for two years of wanderlusting throughout six countries in Asia. In 2011, Marissa swapped teaching for travel writing and now calls Southern California home.

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