Rock agaric, a specialty in Zhangjiajie, growing on precipice. It is a kind of gray and yellowish-brown leaf-shaped moss covering the rocks. Full of nutriments, it shares the attributes of both food and medicine, which can diminish inflammation as well as nourish your body. As for its rarity and inaccessibility, the Rock Fungus is a treasure in local people’s eyes.

        Wild fern is also very good. It has tender taste, and high nutritive values. It contains organic acid and multivitamins as well as minerals, which are multiples of the purity of common vegetables. Thus, wild fern in Zhangjiajie has won a good reputation —“the best of mountain vegetables”. Overall, Zhangjiajie wild fern tastes sweet and is cold in property. In addition to its high nutrient values, it can be used as medicine to detoxify, clear heat, reduce phlegm and so on. If you constantly eat wild fern, maybe you can get some treat in high-blood, swirl and insomnia, etc. Meanwhile, wild fern also can prevent you from flu to some extent.      

        Usually, in an autumn season, the local people will sell the wild mushrooms along the street. It is expansive, but it tastes great. Also, some local restaurants are very good at cooking these mushrooms.

         The Golden Whip Brook is also a breeding ground of salamander, known as “wawayu”, the grade two of the national protected animals.