Chapanta, 茶盘塌 in Chinese, means Tea Tray Plate, is a tourist spot located in the south of Tianzi Mountain Natutral Reserve of Zhangjiajie City. This area is a platform resembling a huge Tujia tea plate, hence its name. Having a visit hrere, you can immerse yourself and enjoy the wonderful scenery around you. It will give you a sense of immortality and add a lot of fun.
What to see in Chapanta Scenic Spot?
The main attraction of Chapanta Tourist Spot includes Xianren Bridge, One Step Difficult, Shuanghe Cave, Tongzi Rock, Tianzi Peak, etc.
Tianzi Seat
Tianzi Seat is a towering rock whicih is connected to a mountain at one end and extends into a canyon at the other end. Resembling a dragon head stretching out in the air, it is one of the best observation deck to get sight of the scenery of Tianzi Mountain at Chapanta Scenic Spot. It is said that this was the place where Emperor Xiang, the leader of the Tujia people nationality in the early Ming Dynasty, practiced meditation and commanded his troops, so it was called Tianzi Seat, which means " Emperor Seat".
Xianren Bridge, also known as the Fairy Bridge, is a natural bridge located in the Chapanta Scenic Spot of Tianzi Mountain Natural Reserve. With 1.5 meters width and 26 meters length, the natural bridge is made of quartz sandstone. Flying over a deep abyss, the bridge connets the towering cliffs from east to west, which make here a natural chasm lead to passage...More
Difficult To Walk In One Step
After walking hundreds of meters eastward from the Xianren Bridge Bridge, you will see a dangerous cliff broken, with two huge stones of different sizes. The giant stone in front is about 20 meters long and only 2 meters wide, making it an excellent viewing platform. But not everyone dares to stand up and appreciate the charm of Tianzi Mountain. Because there is a crack here that is only 1 meter wide and nearly 100 meters deep, separating these two mountains. Only the brave can cross it in one step, and most tourists are deterred from it. Therefore, it is called "Difficult To Walk In One Step". For the safety of tourists, this crack has been covered by an iron mesh, allowing visitors to safely travel between the two peaks, but it is still extremely dangerous.
Shuanghe Cave
After taking a detour around this scenic spot for about 500 meters, you can see a huge karst cave here, which is divided into a dry cave and a water cave. In the dry cave, there are numerous stone pillars and stalactites hanging upside down. The smooth roof of the cave has the four words' peace under heaven 'that can be vaguely distinguished. The water cave is deep and narrow, with beaches and pools. It can be used as a bamboo raft, with trickling water and a tinkling sound. Legend has it that the dry cave and the water cave were originally not connected. Emperor Xiang and a woman from the Tujia family once lived in two separate caves. After falling in love with each other, on the day of their marriage, they worked together to push down the middle stone wall and form one cave, hence the name Shuanghe Cave， which means "Double Forming One Cave".
Tongue-like Rock
Tongue-like Rock is also known as " Sheziyan 舌子岩”called by local people in Chinese. It is standing about 200 meters east of the Chapanta Scenic Spot. Here, you can see three natural viewing platforms streching out towards the West Sea Valley in Tianzi Mountain. Among of them, the middle one is only 10 square meters wide, which streches out over 100 meters. This peak is very like a long tongue stretching out. Hence its name.
Tianzi Peak
Tianzi Peak, with an altitude of 1262.5 meters, is one of the highest peaks in Zhangjiajie. The peak looks like a great man sitting there, wearing iron armor and holding an arrow in his right hand. His thick eyebrows were raised and his eyes glared ahead, as if he was about to command a thousand troops and horses to embark on a major battle. This image is known as the legendary Emperor Xiang, hence it is named "Tianzi Peak". And it is also known as the "King of Wuling Mountainous" due to its majestic momentum. Surrounded by peaks and shrouded in clouds, Tianzi Peak offers a panoramic and close-up view, as well as a panoramic view of other strange peaks and rocks in Zhangjiajie.
Divine Chicken Pecking
The sightseeing of Divine Chicken Pecking is located within the Chpanta Scenic Spot.After six hundred steps down from the Grand View Platform, and after crossing the constellation of Tianzi, you can come to the Divine Chicken Pecking Observation Platform. Standing here and looking at the opposite stone peak, you can see the peak on the left, which looks like a chicken pecking at the another peak on the right. The peak is lush and the rooster freely pecks at it. It is lifelike. Standing here, you can also have an overlooking the canyon in the middle of the peak forest, which is the famous Ten-mile Gallery.
Travel Tips
It is not easy to visit the bridge. There is not shuttle bus reaching this area in Tianzi Mountain. After arrivve inTianzi Mountain, you need to take shuttle bus to Dingxiangrong Station, and then walk about 2 hours to Chapanta Scenic Spot, or get a rental car to the scenic spot.