# Tianmen Mountain (天门山)

Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province · Central China, China · Guidebook rating: 5/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain: Scenic Pass ¥278 (includes admission to Tianmen Cave and the summit area, round-trip Tianmen Mountain cable car, and eco-shuttle transport); Tianmen Cave Tour Ticket ¥235 (includes scenic area admission and eco-shuttle transport); Summit Tour Ticket ¥225 (includes scenic area admission and round-trip cable car)
- **Time needed:** 0.5–1 day
- **Getting there:** The most convenient and distinctive way to reach the top is the Tianmen Mountain cable car. Buy your ticket at the City Garden cable car station (城市花园索道站) in central Zhangjiajie. Alternatively, take a city bus to the foot of Tianmen Mountain; buses run every 5 minutes and the fare is ¥1.
- **Good for:** Hiking & Outdoors, Photography, Nature

## About Tianmen Mountain

Tianmen Mountain is the highest peak in Zhangjiajie and takes its name from the natural wonder Tianmen Cave (Heavenly Gate Cave). It is the earliest mountain in Zhangjiajie to be recorded in history, located 10 km south of Zhangjiajie city centre. Known in ancient times as Yunmeng Mountain, it is also called Yuping Mountain, and is divided into four scenic areas: Tianmen Cave Opening, Heavenly Realm Buddhist Kingdom, Emerald Field Jade Terrace, and Immortal Wonderland. In 263 CE, a collapse of the cliff face opened a gateway through the upper part of the mountain, linking north and south. The Wu king Sun Xiu of the Three Kingdoms period considered this auspicious and named it 'Tianmen Mountain' (Heavenly Gate Mountain).
Tianmen Cave: Tianmen Cave sits on a cliff face more than 1,260 metres above sea level. Opening north and south through a sheer wall, it is an imposing and towering high-altitude cave, a rare example of a mountain-piercing karst cave.
Tianmen Mountain Cable Car: The cable car runs for 7,455 metres, making it one of the longest high-mountain passenger cable cars in the world. It departs from City Garden in central Zhangjiajie and carries passengers straight up to the primeval 'sky garden' on the summit. Like a rainbow spanning the human world and the heavens, the ride offers a thrilling sensation of soaring through the air.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1964. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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