The Real-Life Inspiration for Avatar's Pandora
Far from China's mega-cities of Bejing and Shanghai, a massive forest of sandstone spires rises from the valley of Zhangjiajie National Park. Water and time have combined to form the surreal formations that look like they could be from another planet. And this otherworldly landscape has inspired a truly alien planet — Pandora, the lush homeworld of the Na'vi in James Cameron's Avatar.