Red River Valley—an untamed wonder for exploringRed River Valley is located at the foot of Jie zibao forestry centre of the Taiping Township, 35 km away from Zhangjiajie city. It would take 1 hour to get there due to the poor road conditions. It is hidden among the mountains, a place with clean and cool stream that is seldom trodden by others.It is a purely path for recreation that may not exhaust you too muchand a best choice for exploring after busy days!By Brenda#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

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Fenghuang Former Residence of Shen Congwen features the Xiangxi architectural style,As one of the national cultural heritages in Hunan province.Situated in No.10 on Zhongying Street in Fenghuang Ancient Town, The Former Residence of Shen Congwen is an outstanding culture relic in this town. This residence is the birth-place of Shen Congwen. The residence is a typical spacious ancient courtyard with special tectonic style of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was constructed over 100 years ago by Shen Congwen’s father when serving in the Qing imperial government. The yard has passed down from generation to generation, experiencing historical vicissitude, and all the glory and honor have passed away with the time. Finally, it was listed as the key culture relic under provincial protection in 1991.Displaying the calligraphy work, manuscript and the portrait of Shen Congwen, the place has become one of the most popular cultural landscapes of Phoenix Town.Translated by Sophia

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-28 14:02 View：2935

Ganxi Ditch, situated in Jiantan Village, Gaoqiao Town, ZJJ Cili County, Hunan Province, is 10km away from town government. It originates from Nanxi Village. Its stream flows through Jiantan Village and then through Taoyuan County in Changde, Hunan and finally merges into Yuan River.Ganxi Ditch is as long as 15km. Main eyesight in Jiantan Village is about 5-6km. It belongs to depopulated zone. Birds races to sing in this wonderland with high mountain, flourish forest, clear stream and fresh air. Along the stream, there is small path. Walking along the stream or through wood, it’s quite comfortable with no direct sunshine. Besides, there are several deep pools which are quite good place for swimming and taking a bath. It is really a wonderful place to escape from summer heat and get close to nature. It’s also a good choice to go camp and cook outdoor together with several friends.By Patricia

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Wind-rainBridgeis known as one of the three treasures of Dong nationality.Dong people are proud of this special national building—wind-rain Bridge. Generally speaking, its bridge girders consist of giant stone mounds, timber-made bridge body, alley and pavilion. All are timberwork jogged by mortise and tenon, without even one piece of nail or steel, except for its stone mounds. The body part ofwind-rainBridgeuses giant timber as girder. There are three to five diametric or octagonal pavilions in the veranda, some are three-storied and some are five storied. On the top of its girder, some vivid and beautiful paintings are matched as decorations. Many benches are put for pedestrians in the corridor of the wind-rain bridge.Warm-hearted Dong people usually apply tea onwind-rainBridgeduring hot summer. Besides, pedestrians can also enjoy the historical figures graved by board and fairy-story color painting at the upper end of the wall in its long corridor.Translated by Becky

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-26 14:16 View：2770

Xiangxi Guantianshan miao is located in national historical and cultural city – phoenix city. It is alongside adjacent to 209 national road, traffic is very convenient.It is closed to one of the eight sceneries of the phoenix ancient city — qiliang hole, ximeng gorge rafting, cultural art investment reconstruction “love” valley and other attractions.It is located in the center node position of zhangjiajie to the ancient phoenix city ,which is a tourism golden corridor.The place is advantageous for the hunan, hubei, guizhou and chongqing to have a self-drive tourism. Each big travel agency organizes a group of people to travel. It is the filming location of “border town”, “blood drum” and “blood in xiangxi phoenix”.Translated by Sophia

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-24 13:23 View：2932

Zhangjiajie Lotus Park, located in the core of Zhangjiajie new urban district, back to Tianmen Mountain and facing the Lishui River, is a rare “land of treasure”. It also has been famous for producing valuable lotus since ancient time. Now the park with an area of 1,400 mu has cultivated lotus high-quality goods parks and planted more than 500 varieties, such as Hualian, water lily, Victoria regia and bowl lotus. It is said that the park will be built into the world largest lotus ecological tourism theme park with bountiful varieties of lotus.When it comes to summer, the pond almost likes a sea of flower. In the breeze gently blowing, the colorful lotus clustered together like young girls in the dance are greeting tourists both from home and abroad. One kind of lotus that you can not miss is called twin lotus flowers on one stalk. It is hailed as auspicious of the flowers by Tujia people and thought to bring lucky, hope, happiness, sweet and harmony. Leaning against the railing and smelling the refreshing flowers, your eyes are enjoying a visual feast. Apart from the beautiful lotus, tourists can also be catered for authentic Tujia cuisines and colorful entertainments. So when you come to Zhangjiajie, do not miss the enchanting lotus, the Zhangjiajie Lotus Park is inviting you!

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Dawei Mountain National Forest Park is located in northeast part of Liuyang city (Hunan Province). It is about 148 kilometers away from Changsha city. Dawei Mountain National Forest Park is generally called “Green pearl” due to its flourish forest, abundant resources, beautiful scenery and pleasant climate.In 1992, it is authorized as a national forest park by The Ministry of Forestry. Over there, original secondary forest and man-made forest integrate with each other harmoniously in a green sea. Generally, floristics there contains 23 formations, including 3,000 kinds of plants. 17 kinds are listed in national first classed and second classed protected species. 60 kinds of wild animals are found, including 14 national first classed and second classed protected rare animals. More than 1,200 kinds of butterflies live in the forest. All in all, Dawei Mountain National Forest Park can also be called “Natural animals and plants museum”.In addition, Dawei Moutain National Forest Park is famous for its “Beauty”. Countless picturesque peaks and rocks and over 100 plunging waterfalls set between high mountains and lofty hills and dense forests. Average temperature there is about 11.4℃. Annual relative humidity is above 85%. In particular, It is a good place for beautifying features and prolonging life thanks to fresh air and good water quality.Translated by Becky

Changsha & Zhuzhou & Xiangtan 2012-07-19 23:38 View：3247

Hunan Xuefeng Mountain Forest Park is situated in the region of Xuefeng mountain range in Hongjiang City, Hunan Province. It is called Xuefeng Mountain because for most of a year the mountain is covered by snow. Its altitude is 1934m. It is an integrated park in which Xufeng Mountain Holiday Village, Memorial Park of Anit-Japanese War, Xuefeng Mountain Hunting Park, Flora Park of Xuefeng Mountain, Mountainteering Base of Xuefeng Mountain, Lizicheng Memorial Park are included.Water resource is also very rich in the park. Luxuriant trees and unceasing murmur streams make this region a mysterious land. Besides, lakes scattered all over like stars and waterfalls run like wild horse. This park is not only suit for sightseeing of both natural and human landscape, but also suit for exploration and extreme sports.By Patricia

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-19 14:46 View：5162