Some people in China may be afraid of Avatar’s popularity, but not officials in Zhangjiajie, who have just renamed a local mountain the “Avatar Hallelujah Mountain.†According to the city government, the mountain was used as a model for Pandora’s floating Hallelujah Mountains. Next time you’re in the Hunan province with some time to kill, swing by Zhangjiajie and take the “Magical tour to Avatar-Pandora†or a “Miracle tour to Avatar’s floating mountain.†As the city’s website puts it, “Pandora is far but Zhangjiajie is near.â€
“Avatar†inspires China province to rename mountain [Reuters]