Zhangjiajie, a northwest Hunan city 400 km from Changsha, is the site of the national Wulingyuan scenic resort, the first in China to be endorsed by UNESCO as a world natural heritage.
The resort covers more than 500 square km and consists of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and two nature reserves --- Suoxi Gully and Tianzi Mountain. With an unmatched sandy quartzite and karst landform, the resort is a sublime configuration of mountains, rivers, woods and caves. Major sights are Yellowstone Village, Golden Whip stream, Tianzi Mountain, Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake and Maoyan River. Zhangjiajie International Forest Protection Festival is an annual event which takes place every September.
To publicize the protection of natural environment and present Zhangjiajie's natural beauty, the People's Bank of China will issue a set of commemorative coins, one is gold and the other in silver.