Zhangjiajie Pillars Aren't Karst Formations

Zhangjiajie pillars aren't karst.

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park lies in Hunan Province, China.

China’s first national forest park was Zhangjiajie, in 1982.

The park covers 4,810 hectares, or 11,900 acres.

Zhangjiajie is part of Wulingyuan Scenic Area, 397.5 square kilometers.

Wulingyuan became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

Thousands of years of ice and plants caused pillar erosion.

The Southern Sky Column pillar rises 1,080 metres tall.

In 2010, it was renamed Avatar Hallelujah Mountain.

The Bailong Elevator is 326 metres tall and outdoors.

Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge is 430 metres long.

The bridge hangs 300 metres above the valley floor.

Three gondola lifts and a monorail help visitors travel.

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park features pillar-like sandstone formations.