Richard Photographs

Zhangjiajie

Hunan, China

6 photographs

Looking up at a multi-story Chinese-style wooden pavilion: the pavilion is mainly bright red, with multiple overlapping eaves that retract upwards, and the ends of the eaves are raised. There are red railings and columns on each floor, and the bracket structure can be seen under the eaves; a dark blue background with gold letters hangs on the front of the pavilion; there is a gray-white stone guardrail on the left side of the foreground, and leaves extend into the upper right corner of the frame; the sky is blue, with large white clouds floating.Aug 2025South China, SummerView full journeyPanoramic view of the peak forest from a high place: countless densely packed quartz sandstone pillars rise from the deep valley. The pillars are grey-brown, with vertical grooves and weathering marks on the surface. Green trees grow in the gaps between the pillar tops and the pillar bodies. The mountains in the distance extend to the horizon in layers. The tops of the mountains are flat and the slopes are covered with forests. There are thick clouds in the sky, revealing a few patches of blue sky. The foreground at the bottom of the frame is a dark green tree crown.Aug 2025South China, SummerView full journeyA natural mountain cave landscape: there is a large oval hole in the center of the huge mountain, with a bright white sky revealing the entrance, surrounded by dense white clouds; there is a steep and extremely long stone staircase from the foot of the mountain leading directly to the entrance of the cave, and the steps are densely packed with tourists climbing up; both sides of the mountain are covered with dense green vegetation, and a thin white waterfall flows down the left side.Aug 2025South China, SummerView full journeyA panoramic view of the mountainous area from the top of the mountain: the frame is dotted with pinnacles covered by dark green vegetation, and a winding mountain road winds down the mountain with dense switchbacks; rows of cable car cableways and a group of buildings in the valley can be seen in the remote position on the lower left, and in the distance are cities and foggy outlines on the plain; the tops of several peaks in the close view are exposed rock pillars.Aug 2025South China, SummerView full journeyA high-angle view of a mountainous canyon: several red cable cars are suspended on cableways, traversing high altitude along one side of the canyon, arranged diagonally in the frame; below are steep ridges and valleys covered with dense green forests, on the lower right is a winding road, a large parking lot and villages at the foot of the mountain, and in the distance are open plains and towns.Aug 2025South China, SummerView full journeyA group of stone pillar-like peaks under a clear blue sky: Three towering, almost vertical stone pillar-like mountains stand on the right side of the center of the frame. The rock walls are grey-brown and the surface is covered with longitudinal textures. Green trees grow between the tops and gaps of the stone pillars. They are surrounded by dark green forest slopes. The sky is blue, with large white fluffy cumulus clouds floating in the air.Aug 2025South China, SummerView full journey

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South China, SummerAug 2025