# This mystical forest inspired ‘Avatar’ — its 3,000 floating mountains transform hourly in the swirling mist
Zhangjiajie: The Real-Life Avatar Wonderland That Transforms With the Mist The floating mountains that inspired Hollywood When I first glimpsed the towering quartz-sandstone pillars of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park emerging through swirling mist, I understood immediately why James Cameron’s team drew inspiration here for “Avatar.” These 3,000+ otherworldly formations in China’s Hunan Province aren’t just … Lire plus