Xiangtan has the most lotus farms in China. With a history stretching back 7,000 years, a deep-rooted culture that has fostered several of the greatest figures of the past two centuries, serene mountains that sheltered venerated Buddhist monks and vast lotus farms that enrich the color of summer, the county of Xiangtan is alluring to [...]
与‘Hunan’有关的日志
Journey of in Hunan’s history Culture
8 recommended golden-travel-routes in Hunan
“It is Hunan’s responsibility to activly join in the economic developments in PPRD (Pan-Pearl River Delta) region cooperation, and it is Hunan’s the shortcut of speeding up the development.” said Liu Zhiming, the Deputy Director general of Hunan Province travel agency in the third session of PPRD Regional Cooperation and Development Forum at the special [...]
Rafting Special (9 Days in Hunan)
Hunan is a land of rivers and hills canyons. In the deep valleys and along the secluded streams trees grow luxriantly and waves lap gently or strike violently against the banks. What an ideal place for rafting! Mengdonghe River, located in the west of Hunan Province, runs about 50Km long and enjoys a worldwide reputation [...]
Inner-Hunan Normal Tour
( I ). Itinerary of eastern Hunan Day1 Arriving in Changsha. (Huatian HTL) Day2 Visiting Hunan provincial Museum which presenting 3,000 culture relics and a well-preserved female corpse, Hunan Embroidery Research Institute. Aiwanting Pavilion, Yuelu Academy of classical learning. (Huatian HTL) Day3 Bus to Yueyang, visiting Quyuan (a great ancient poet) Temple on the way. [...]
A Trip for Hunan Folklore
Hunan is a muli-nationality province with more than 40 minorities. Their cultures are varied and colorful and have greatly enriched the culture of Hunan, which can be traced up to the Period of Spring and Autumn and down to the Period of Ming, Qing Dynasty. These brilliant culture of Hunan(We respectively call it Xing Cu [...]
Brocade weaving and Handicrafts Tour (6 Days)
Hunan Embroidery, one of the four best known schools of embroidery, has a history of more than 2000 year’development. It originated from folk arts. After many years of experimentation, it has integrates embroidery with drawings, poems, calligraphy and other forms of arts taking on its peculiar style and is featurized in weaving cat, tigar, lion [...]
Tour along the Track of Mr.Shen Cong Wen (Phoenix)
The beautiful ancient Phoenix City is located in the west of Hunan Province. It is surrounded by green hills and luxuriant tree. The famous writer, Mr. Shen Congwen was born in such an environment. But he left this disaster-afflicted place when he was only 15 year old and wandered all over the province. The hardships [...]
Tujia people build longest wind-rain bridge
This undated photo shows a glimpse of the world’s longest wind-rain bridge, spanning 288.8 meters in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province.
The first National Forest Park in China Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie, located in the western Hunan Province, is the first National Forest Park in China known for its unique tourist resources with its landform including mountains, lava, hills, plains and its attractive scene of mysterious dense, primeval forests. Zhangjiajie, with other two nature reserves of Wulingyuan Scenic Area—Suoxi Gully and Emperor Mountain, wins the fame by queer peaks, tranquil water and beautiful forests.
Yueyang Pavilion
Yueyang Tower lies in the west of Yueyang city, nearby the Dongting Lake, it is listed as three famous towers in the south of Yangtze River, together with Yellow Crane Tower at Wuhan, Hubei province and Tengwang Tower at Nanchang, Jiangxi province.