Chinese Cities with Over a Million Population   12. Zhangjiajie - 1,476,521    Return - Hunan Province
Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie
Wulingyuan Scenic Area - Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province Location of Zhangjiajie within Hunan Province within China
1 District and 2 Counties - Zhangjiajie City
# Name
District
1 Yongding District
2
Counties
3 Cili County
4 Sangzhi County


The city itself used to be named Dayong and has a recorded history dating back to 221 BC. Human beings lived here along both banks of the Lishui river (the mother river in zhangjiajie), now within the boundaries of Zhanagjiajie City, very early during the Stone Age. The history of civilization in this region dates back to 100,000 years ago.