Wulong Forest


 * This article is about the place. For the battle that took place here, see Battle at Wulong Forest.

Wulong Forest is a geographical feature that lies on the coast of the western Earth Kingdom. It is noted for the hundreds of rock columns that tower over the landscape. The final battle of the Hundred Year War between Ozai and Aang took place here.

History
After teaching Aang how to energybend, the lion turtle told Aang to wait for Ozai's arrival at Wulong Forest where the two would duel. Much of the landscape was burned and destroyed by Ozai and his airship fleet's Imperial Firebenders during the first wave of their attacks on the Earth Kingdom.

Sokka, Suki, and Toph were able to stop the fleet, thereby saving the Earth Kingdom from burning to the ground. Simultaneously, Aang used the Avatar State to defeat Ozai and remove his firebending using energybending. Aang then used the Avatar State again to extinguish the massive forest fire through the use of waterbending, thus saving the remainder of the area.

Trivia



 * The name of the forest is derived from the Chinese word wūlóng, also spelled oolong, which means "black dragon".
 * The name is also possibly derived from the currency of Cowboy Bebop, "Wulongs", as the creators are big fans of it.
 * There is a Wulong forest located in northern China near Dandong, on the Korean border. Coincidentally, it is famous for its karst structures.
 * Wulong Forest strongly resembles the landscape seen in the original opening sequence when Avatar Roku is bending.
 * The forest also resembles the location where Team Avatar first encountered Combustion Man, though that was in the Fire Nation.
 * Wulong Forest had been planned for a very long time; in early concept art, Aang is seen airbending in the forest.