Located in northern Hunan Province, Dongting Lake is the second largest fresh water lake in China, which is usually praised as \\\\\\\"the picturesque Dongting Lake with 400 kilometer span.\\\\\\\" The lakeside Yueyang Tower is one of the four famous Chinese towers.There is an island located right in the lake named Junshan where, or so legend has it, two wives of the ancient Shun Di Emperor, Ehuang and Nuying, died to become goddesses of the Xiangjiang River after searching thousands of miles for their husband.The vast lake, the famous tower, the mysterious island and the legend, all these have made the lake a popular site throughout the decades.Source:china.org.cn

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“Dongjiu”, a dialect of Chinese Hmong, means “magical medicine”. Dongjiu Hmong Village is just a “Magical Medicine Village” which is one of epitomes of western Hunan legends.Dongjiu Hmong Village, located 20 km away from Fenghuang town, originating from Ming and Qing Dynasties, is of high value of appreciation, ethnic culture study and historical research regarding its architectures.Dongjiu Hmong Village has been given a lot of laudatory titles like “The Village of Hmong Embroidery “, “Dragon Village” and “Stone Village” and so on. What’s more, numerous classical TV serials like “Bloody Western Hunan”, “Bloody Drum”, “Once Upon a Time in Western Hunan “, “A Story of Bandits Suppression in Western Hunan” and so on were shot in Dongjiu Village. Peter, a professor in study of American folk culture, once commend that “Dongjiu Hmong Village is the most original in ecology, most beautiful and perfect Hmong Village in China I’ve ever met”.If you prefer to ancient, pure and mysterious folk custom of Hemong, Dongjiu Village is absolutely a wonderful land for you.By Patricia

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Western Hunan Xiaoxi National Wilderness Area, located in the south of the famous Mengdong River Scenic Zone, is a natural zoo and botanical garden covering an area of 13000 acres. Rolling hills, endless sea of forest, ancient and abysmal vines and fascinating beast make the Xiaoxi National Wilderness Area an inviting and wonderful fairy land.In this preserved zone, There are 26 kinds of rare trees and 31 rare animal which are national preserved. The Xiaoxi National Wilderness Area preserves a primitive state that many tourists are indulged in its beauty of origin and pure. What’s more, unique house built in accordance with the beauty of nature and characterized folk custom have made here a wonderful place for tourists to seek novelty, have holiday and do scientific study.By Patricia

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Shanjiang Miao Village is located in the northwest side of fenghuang, 20km away from the ancient town. Lying in a narrow valley, ethnic people in Shanjiang Miao Village still keep the original lifestyle and customs in this modern time.Some people say if you miss to visit Shanjiang in Fenghuang, you will regret in your lifetime. Because of the unique Miao ethnic culture, you can have an exotic experience by visiting this village. Colorful Miao ethnic cloth, silver bracelaces and necklaces, all these dressing characters are special in the world.Every family has their very own blockhouse distinguishes Shanjiang Miao Village with other Miao villages, which endows the village with robust defensive function in military. The village was generally attracted from the central government throughout the past dynasties, for that reason the Miao people had to construct blockhouse to protect by themselves. The blockhouse can be a two-storey creating together with the 1st floor developed by stone along with the second floor produced by mud. There narrow windows on the four walls in the blockhouse used for overlooking and shooting, Apart from, there is a defensive wall built throughout the village, which is four to five meters higher. Now it’s a peaceful minor village, whilst the constructing in blockhouse fashion is its distinct attribute, telling the passing background.Translated by Sophia 

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With a history of more than two thousand years,Hunan Changde or Wuling has been granted as the Hometown of Historical Relics for a long time.In recent years, in order to promote Chinese traditional culture and strengthen patriotism education, the government has invested 108 million RMB to build a 2.92km long anti-flood wall with engraved poems, which is named as the Changde Poem-engraved Wall.With famous contemporary poetries,calligraphy,and paintings gathered together, it is the longest poem-engraved wall in Guinness Book of World Records.By Brenda

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Hunan Changde, a resort with magnificence and elegance rolled in to one, is blessed with precipitous mountains, a wide expanse of mist-covered waters in Dongting Lake, and fantastic spots in the fairyland Peach Garden.Known in Peach Blossom Spring, the Peach Garden is bordered on the south by the towering Wuling Range, on the north by the torrential Yuan River. And this special position has bestowed the Peach Garden with he beauty of both lofty mountain and grand waters. It also gained fame all over the world with its beautiful landscape and countryside, flourishing temples and pavilions, abundant poetry inscriptions and surprising historical legends.In the first chapter, I will introduce the No.1 scenic spot— Peach Garden, then I will outline the panorama of the city one by one! So stay tuned！By Brenda

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People walk on the mountain’s edge, and clouds rise from beneath the feet.As you tour Yuanjiajie, you are made to sense an intimacy with the mountains, so much that you get the impression you could almost touch them. A multitude of peaks arise from the deep valley, making their appearance all of a sudden. When you least expect it, a rush

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Hunan Yunyang National Forest Park, located in Chaling County, Zhuzhou City, 2.5km away from the center of town, is an originated land of Shennong culture. Being not only a summer retreat land, but also a blessed land which has been worshipped by Buddhist and Taoist, it has won the laudatory titles like “Second Heng Mountain”and so on.Hunan Yunyang National Forest Park collects beauty of elegance, serenity, danger and wonder together.Wandering in Yunyang Temple which was originally built in Tang Dynasty, you will fall into this peaceful land with bamboos clustered around, caves situated closely and spring water murmuring. Interesting, this old temple sometimes was served as Buddhist Temple, sometimes Taoist Abbey and sometimes academy of classical learning. Huang Tingjian, a famous poet and calligrapher in Northern Song Dynasty, ever stayed a night here and since then yearned for a life far away from earthly world. There is another scenic spot named Wulei Pool. It is not special at first look. However, when attaching your ear close to the rock, you will hear the sound of rat-tat in rock. It is said that water in Wulei Pool can clear eye and hear and can strengthen body. So, tourists will definitely bring home several bottles of Wulei Pool water.If you want to relax yourself and get away from trouble of earthly world, just come to here and enjoy yourself.By Patricia

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