(注:中英不是对应的)天门山(英文名:TianMenshanMountain),位于湖南省张家界永定区,因自然奇观天门洞而得名,也因天门洞而蜚声世界,被誉为“湘西第一神山”、“武陵之魂”和“张家界之魂”。[1]简史三国时期,263年,天门山突然裂开一个大洞,当地官员报告给吴国君主孙休,孙休认为是吉兆,故而命名“天门洞”。[1]1992年7月,天门山被批准为国家森林公园。[1][]地理天门山的主峰海拔为1518.6米,平均海拔在1400米之上。天门山国家森林公园面积达190多平方公里。天门山始于燕山运动,后经过喜马拉雅山造山运动,以及千万年的风雨剥蚀,形成了喀斯特台型地貌。植被属于原始次生林。[1][]景观[]天门山索道天门山索道线路斜长7455米,上、下站水平高差1279米,是世界最长的单线循环脱挂抱索器车厢式索道。[]鬼谷栈道天门山的侧壁上有鬼谷洞因而得名。[]通天大道盘山公路天门山的盘山公路全长10.77公里。从山脚一直蜿蜒而上山顶。[]天门洞天门洞高131.5米,宽57米,深60米。[]李娜别墅河南籍歌手李娜1997年5月23日游览天门山,6月6日将户口迁移到张家界永定区,并且建筑李娜别墅一栋于天门山山顶,一月之后在山西五台山普寿寺出家为尼。后出走美国。[]天门山寺明朝汉传佛教寺庙。TianmenMountain(Chinese:天门山;pinyin:TiānménShān)isamountainlocatedwithinTianmenMountainNationalPark,Zhangjiajie,innorthwesternHunanProvince,ChinaAcablecarwasconstructedbytheFrenchcompanyPomafromnearbyZhangjiajierailwaystationtothetopofthemountain.TianmenMountainCablewayisclaimedintouristpublicationsasthelongestpassengercablewayofhighmountainsintheworld,with98carsandatotallengthof7,455metresandascentof1,279metres.Thehighestgradientisanunusual37degrees.Touristscanwalkonkilometresofpathsbuiltontotheclifffaceatthetopofthemountain,includingsectionswithglassfloors.An11kmroadwith99bendsalsoreachesthetopofthemountainandtakesvisitorstoTianmencave,anaturalholeinthemountainofaheightof131.5metres.[4]Alargetempleisalsolocatedonthesummitwithchairliftorfootpathaccess.TheoriginaltempleherewasbuiltintheTangDynasty.TodayamorerecentconstructionwithTangdynastyarchitectureoccupiesthesiteandincludesavegetarianrestaurantinthe10000squaremetresetting.OnSeptember25,2011JebCorlissglidedthroughthe100feet(30m)widearchwayinthemountainusingawingsuit.Theflightbeganfromahelicopterat6,000feet(1,800m),andendedwithasafelandingonanearbybridge.[5][6]////////TianmenshanMountain,afamousmountainfirstrecordedinthehistoryofZhangjiajiewithanelevationof1518.6meters.Itis8kilometersfromthedowntownandisoneofthemostrepresentativenaturalsceneriesofZhangjiajie.Forlongtimebeing,TianmenshanMountainattractstheattentionofthepeoplenotonlybyitsmiraculousanduniquegeologyandunparalleledlandscape,butalsowellknownforitsprofoundculturalconnotationsandfamouscolorfulhumanisticsite.ItisreveredasthesoulofculturalandspiritofZhangjiajieandreputedasNumberOnesacredmountaininWesternHunanProvince.TianmenshanMountainisuniquelyskyscrapinganddomineering.Tianmencavethenaturalmountain-penetratingkarstcavewiththehighestelevationintheworld,hangsonthetoweringcliff.ThecavebecometheuniquesightunderheavenandbreedstheprofoundandgrandheavencultureofFairyMountaininthelocalarea.TianmenshanMountainisthesecondnationalforestparkinZhangjiajie.Onthemountaintopareintactsub-primitiveforestswithoverflowingwildatmosphereinalltheseasons.Inaddition,thedenselypopulatedkarsthillocksandkarrensplusthematingofstrangerocksandgracefultreescreateagrandgardenofbonsaiasifblessedbytheGod.TianmenshanMountainTemple,withanareaofover10000squaremeters,hasbeenhonoredasapilgrimagesiteeversincetheMingDynasty.ItistheBuddhistcenterofWesternHunan.ThesixunresolvedmysteriesinthepasthundredsofyearssuchasOpeningofTianmencave,shadowofGuigu(famousancientToaist),andAuspiciousUnicornhaveaddedthemysteriousandelusiveatmosphereforTianmenshanMountain.ThemountainwindingbusroadofTianmenMountainisworththetitleofworld-shockingmasterpiece.Itbringsshockingandunforgettableexperienceforthetourists.TianmenshanMountaincableway;Heaven-linkingAvenue,TianmencaveandBonsaigardenarereputedasthefourgreatwonders.TianmenshanMountaincableway,thelongestone-wayrecyclingpassengercablewayintheworld,hasalengthof7455metersandaheightgapof1279meters.Ittakesthetouristsfromtheatmosphereofmoderncitydirectlytothehugoftheprimitivegardenintheair.Alongthewaytothetopofthemountainbycablecar,youseethelandscapetransformingintoakaleidoscope,experienceamiraculousfeelingofflyingangelsintheskyaswellasofbeingblendedintoalonggrandpaintingoflandscape.Themountain-windingbusroadofTianmenshanMountain,nicknamedasHeaven-linkingAvenue,hasatotallengthoflessthan11kilometers,startsfromanelevationof200metersandwindsupto1300meterswithinshortrange,pavesitswaypainstakinglyoverthehighvalleys,alongthebreathtakingcliffs,zigzagswith99sharpturningslikeflyingdragon,declaresitselfasanotherworldengineeringwonder.Peoplecouldnthelpmarvelingatit.金鞭溪是天然形成的一条美丽的溪流,因金鞭岩而得名。溪水弯弯曲曲自西向东流去,即使久旱,也不会断流。走近金鞭溪,满目青翠,连衣服都映成了淡淡的绿色。流水潺潺,伴着声声鸟语,走着走着,忽然感到一阵清凉,才觉察有微风习习吹过,阵阵袭来的芬芳使你不由得驻足细细品味。清澈见底、纤尘不染的碧水中,鱼儿欢快地游动,红、绿、白各色卵石在水中闪亮。阳光透过林隙在水面洒落斑驳的影子,给人一种大自然安谧静美的享受。金鞭溪因流经金鞭岩而得名,全长5700米,穿行於绝壁奇峰之间,溪谷有繁茂的植被,溪水四季清澈,被称为“山水画廊”、“人间仙境”。有诗赞曰:“清清流水青青山,山如画屏人如仙,仙人若在画中走,一步一望一重天”。途中你会看到点歌台,那里有土家姑娘时刻准备为游人唱民族歌曲,只要付十元钱她们就会为你引吭高歌,当然,如果你不想花这个钱,也可以在一边听听别人点的歌,听完后走人。金鞭溪沿线是武陵源风景最美的地界,从张家界森林公园门口进入后,往前步行300米左右就是金鞭溪的入口,全溪长5.7公里,穿行在峰峦幽谷云间,溪水明净,跌宕多姿,小鱼游弋其中,溪畔花草鲜美,鸟鸣莺啼,人沿清溪行,胜似画中游。金鞭溪穿行于深壑幽谷之间,溪的两边千峰耸立,高入云天,树木繁茂,浓荫蔽日,这儿溪水潺潺、琉璃飞瀑,奇花异草与珍禽异兽同生共荣,构成极为秀丽、清幽、自然的生态环境,被称为“世界最美的峡谷”,“最富有诗意的溪流”。来历“久旱不断流,久雨水长绿”,这是张家界人夸金鞭溪的俗话,你瞧,它就象一条玉带,串了十五里山峡,流到哪儿,哪几便花鲜、草绿、树青。就连两岸的土家后生、妹子,都长得格外灵秀,人说是水色好。可是有一年,金鞭溪水变了,变得红不红黑不黑的,又臭又脏,人喝了人死,畜饮了畜亡。两岸的花草树木也得了瘟病。溪边古白果树下有间小茅房,茅房里往着个巴老头,是远近闻名的烧石灰师傅,一天夜里,巴老头舀了两瓢泥浆水,坐在屋后岩澡盆里抹身子。突然,一颗明晃晃的星子忽悠悠从天上飘下来,落在岩澡盆里。