『Hunan Province』

With a population of about a million, Changsha is a relatively small city by Chinese standards, but is nonetheless a commercially and historically significant one.

Located on the Xiang Jiang river, a major tributary of the Yangtze, Changsha has been a busy trade and transportation centre for three thousand years and remains one today. It is also the political and administrative capital of Hunan province, and an important focal point of industry and culture.

Though it abounds in historical sites—some of which date back to the Han dynasty two thousand years ago—the city suffered extensive damage during world war ⅱ,and much of it has been rebuilt since 1949 as a modern and attractive metropolis.

But in addition, Changsha is a city of ancient charm, as evidenced by famous and fascinating temples and monasteries, an academy of classical learning founded in 976 a.d. and the renowned Changsha museum, which exhibits many treasures from nearby Han dynasty tombs.
Changsha is also an excellent base from which to explore the many natural scenic beauties of Hunan, including spectacular dongting lake.
The area's climate is subtropical, but the temperatures in january can drop to near freezing. Spring is rainy season and summer is hot and humid. The best time to visit is in the cool, dry autumn.

treams, the small town has been living in tranquil and gracefulness for more than 1300 years. Owning to its beautiful environment and ancient buildings with the ming and Qing architectural designs, the town is an other ideal tourist attraction

Located in the center of Hunan province, mt, Hengshan is one of the five sacred mountains and one of the five most famous taoist mountains. Its 72 peaks form a range serpentining for as far as 400 kilometers from Hengyang in the south to the Yangtze river in the north. the summit, called Zhurong peak, rises 1,290 meters above sea level. The southern sacred mountain has a long history, which has bestowed it abundance of cultural relics, such as halls, monasteries and steles. main tourist spots include zhurong hall, hall of storing sutras, nanyue (southern sacred mountain) temple, Fangguang temple, nantai temple, magic mirror terrace, and so on.

The highness of Zhurong peak, the elegance of hall of storing sutras, seclusion of Fangguang temple and the oddness of the water-curtained cave are reputed as four wonders of the Hengshan mountain.

The Wulingyan scenic and historic interest area near Zhangjiajie city, Hunan province, which has an area of 264 sq km and over 3,000 peaks, is called a place of “800 beautiful streams”. The crystal clear water murmuring along valleys, never want to stop singing, even during periods of drought. the unique quartz-sandstone geology of wulingyuan is rare both in china and the rest of the world. It still holds its virgin features of the ancient plant communities of the yangtze river valley, and the ancient ginkgo trees are called “living fossils”. World-renowned for its grotesque peaks and stones, deep and secluded valleys, beautiful streams and karst caves, the Wulingyuan scenic area includes Zhangjiajie national forest park, Suoxi valley and tianzi mountain. It is also a natural zoo, botanical garden and geological park as well. In 1992 UNESCO had it registered on the list of world natural heritage site.