张家界地貌是以侵蚀构造为主导作用，由石英砂岩形成的砂岩峰林地貌。3亿多年前湘西北大面积海相沉积砂岩，经造山运动形成总厚度达500余米的石英砂岩，经过漫长的流水切割、差异风化、重力崩塌等外营力作用，便形成了现在所看到的峰林峡谷。Zhangjiajie Landform is a peak forest landform formed by quartz sandstone under the effect of erosion. Over 300 million years ago a large area of marine deposit was formed in the northwest Hunan area. After orogenic movement a set of quartz sandstone strata with a total thickness of more than 500m was formed. Long-term act of exogenic processes such as water cutting, differential weathering and gravitational collapse shaped the valley with peak forest.

远处的石峰与植被的完美结合形似一女子手捧鲜花，随着四季变化花色多样，称“仙女献花”The perfect combination of the stone peak and the vegetation on it resembles a girl holding a bouquet, of which the color changes with the season.