Furong town is a home of Tujia and Miao minorities in the west Hunan. Furong Town has a history of more than 2,000 years, and it an ancient town where people of the Tujia and Miao ethnic people live together. It is originally named as Wangcun until a famous movie entitled “Furong Town” was filmed there in 1986.Furong Ancient Town, Furong (Hibiscus) Town is originally named Wangcun. It is an ancient town where Tujiazu people live together. Until now, in the town, pavement laid with black flagstones and ancient domestic house (mainly Diaojiaolou) are well preserved. The famous movie Furong Town directed by Xiejin is shot here. At Furong Town, you must take the local specialty,“rice tofu”It is said that the most genuine shop is in the vicinity of torii. That shop is the rice tofu shop in the movie.The scenery in the town has unique bearing. Shops with trap doors are on the both sides of five-mile street of black flagstone. Tujia Diaojiaolou (stilted house) are set up against the slope. The simple bearing of Tujiazu is very charming. In the Warring States Period,“Xizhou Copper Pillar” set as a war covenant made between the emperor of Chu, Maxifan and the King of headman remains as before. On “Xizhou Copper Pillar”, key cultural relic under state protection, more than 2300 characters are inscribed, the covenant of dismissing troops and reconciling made between the emperor of Chu, Maxifan and the King of headman in 940 A.D. is recorded. It is a precious object data of studying nation relation in ancient China. Besides, there is Wangcun waterfall which is about 60 meters high and 70 meters wide here. Walking behind the hanging screen of the waterfall is like placing oneself in a crystal palace.Translated by Sophia

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-08-31 23:03 View：3007

Huangguoshu Waterfall is one of the largest waterfalls in China and East Asia located on the Baishui River in Anshun, Guizhou province. It is 77.8 meters high and 101 meters wide. The main waterfall is 67 meters high and 83.3 meters wide.There are eighteen waterfalls in the area around Huangguoshu Waterfall and the area has become a national park known as the Huangguoshu Waterfall National Park. It is 45 kilometers southwest of Anshun City. There are four main areas in this park: Huangguoshu Waterfall, Waterfall cluster, Water Curtain Cave, and Rhinoceros Pool. Together with minor waterfalls, The charms of the waterfall is a natural tourist draw, classified as a 5A scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.Translated by Sophia

Hunan & Other regions 2012-08-31 01:00 View：2855

Zhangjiajie Longquan Fall is located in Yangjiajie scenic spot, Longquan Fall has a height of 80 meters. The upper portion is 5 meters wide and the lower part is 15 meters wide.ZJJ Longquan Fall drifts down from over one-hundred-meter cliff, like vaporific. In 55 meters’ high, three precipices stand out so that forming a shape of a dragon. Fall water scatter in all directions after declining and forms tricklet along the cliff. Then it flows through a hole of stone cave in 25 meters’ high, producing a water screen and flows into dark green swag in valley bottom. Thus Longquan Fall wins its good reputation as “The most marvelous fall in the world”.Translated by Becky

Wulingyuan District 2012-08-30 11:46 View：3114

Near Liuyang River, Changsha underwater world consists of five functional zones: marine museum, polar animals’ museum, science and education museum, Water Park and children’s park. Changsha underwater world combines sightseeing, relaxation, entertainment with popularization of science altogether. This marine theme park has the most species, the most abundant programme content, and the best property of participation and the most sense of fashion. What’s more,Changsha underwater world is an AAAA scenic spot and is awarded as an educational base for ocean science popularization by Chinese Ocean Association and Hunan Association for Science and Technology.In Changsha underwater world, you can see thousands of different marine organisms, such as shark, loggerhead, coral reef, conch, starfish and seashell. Besides viewing, you can also pay to dive feed fancy carp, sea turtle, seal, touch shark, starfish and intimate contact dolphin, white whale and many other activities. You can enjoy the fun of having close contact with marine animals.Translated by Becky

Changsha & Zhuzhou & Xiangtan 2012-08-29 11:56 View：3132

The mountaintop is like the mouth of a bottle with a hollow in the middle, so it is called as Huping (the mouth of a bottle ) Mountain.For someone who wants to have a brief understanding of this marvelous place before they go, here I will list three wonders of the mountain and you can investigate by yourself if you suspect it is too good to be true!The first wonder lies in its canyons; it is really a kingdom of mountains with steep peek and shining green color. As is said that there are 266 mountains with an elevation of over 1000 m in the natural reserve.As to the second one, the primitive ecosystem may stun you with sunlight and sky screened by flourishing trees, a wide expanse of green moss and old vines twining around the trunk like dragons. It now possesses more than 2200 species of higher plant and many rare and endangered animals with 53 investigated.Last but not least, Huping Mountain will also give you surprises in its splendid waterfalls. More than 10 falls in various forms including waterfalls in line, in curtain, in fog and in spray will jump into your eyes if you visit this place. One thing to mention is that the mountain spring is very fragrant and sweet, so remember to take the chance to taste the manna of nature when you are there!By Brenda

Changde & Yueyang & Hengyang 2012-08-28 14:12 View：3813

Zhangjiajie Qixing Mountain– An expedition of outdoor mountain hiking Adjacent to Tianmen Mountain, Qixing Mountain’s highest elevation stands at 1528.6 meter, 10 meter higher than Tianmen Mountain. It covers an area of 19,044 mu in the National Land and Resource Level Diagram and its actual total area reaches 35,000 to 40,000 mu, 3 times lager than Tianmen Mountain.On the top of the mountain is a huge mesa hill with an average elevation of 1400 meter and arable area of 280 mu. The average temperature on the mountaintop hovers at 9 C°. And summer also never kisses the land throughout the year. Forest coverage rate is 87%, most of which are shrub wood and about 2000 mu primitive forest has been reserved.Qixing Mountain also abounds in wildlife and is listed as one of the Four Main Chinese Herbal Medicine Library (Tianmen Mountain, Badagongshan, Zhangjiajie, Qixing Mountain)Having imagined for a long time, we finally get the chance to unveil the mystery of Qixing mountain. Our group including 18 memebers excitedly starts our expedition to this splendor!Our starting point lies in this seclusive area, and there is no road to get to the mountaintop, so we need to find ways by ourseles! What a blood- curdling adventure!Looking! this is a special rock looking like the head of a horse, isnn’t it?The most dangerous path developed by us, and a slender figure will help you a lot when you are in such a circumstance!Resting ~Pose~Snap!Aha~ a patch of reeds meets our eyes! Romatic?By Brenda

Yongding District 2012-08-28 14:01 View：6686

Jinping Ancient Village, located in the west bank of Wushui River in Central Town, Huaihua City, is 15km away from the downtown of Huaihua City. It is called Central Town because it is just 30km away from Anjiang in the east, 30km away from Qiancheng in the south, 30km away from Zhijiang in the west and also 30km away from Luyang in the north, which is just in the center of all sides. Here was the commercial and cultural center in south-west of Hunan.In the Jingping Ancient Village, ancestral temples, ancient post roads, Fubo (A general in Han Dynasty) Palace, Chamber of Cultural Prosperity, Virgin and Filial-piety House, Ancient Well in Tang Dynasty, Hydrology Stele, Dragon and Phoenix Bridge, Goddess of Mercy Pavilion, Bottom Bracket Temple and relics of the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age have remained the same just like thousands of years ago. What’s more, ancient folk culture like Drinking Song, Nuo Drama, percussion instrument made of bamboo and Rattle Stick Dance have invited countless tourists to visit.Jinping Ancient Village, a unique and peaceful land even in current China, will definitely bring you a special experience of Ancient China, which you can never experience in your own country.By Patricia

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-08-24 13:49 View：2975

This is a naturally formed gateway with a width that exceeds 10 meters at the bottom and a height of more than 15 meters. As people view this formation, Everyone feels a sense of wonder at Nature’s superb craftsmanship.This gateway holds little promimence in the world, but its name is well known in many other places, such as:Tai Mountain in Shandong Province, Hengshan Mountain in Hunan Province. If you are a fan of the Internet, and depend on the search engines of Sohu and Sina, you can input these three characters “Southern Heaven Gate” and find thousands of relevent websites. From one standpoint, this shows that people are very fond of this name; from another, it proves that during the development of modern tourism, much interaction and imitation exists.Here in Zhangjiajie, We have two scenic spots named “Southern Heaven Gate” If you prefer something more distinctive, now you have plenty of inspiration. So, why not try to give a unique name to this wonderful gateway? If you come up with a really catchy one, Somebody will give you an ample reward!Translated by Sophia

Wulingyuan District 2012-08-24 01:29 View：3579