Hunan Tour
Hunan Province is situated on the south of Dongting Lake ( the second largest fresh water lake in China), hence the name "Hunan" which literally means "south of the lake". Hunan Province is also nicknamed "Xiang" named after the 817km Xiang River, the largest river in Hunan, passing Yongzhou, Hengyang, Changsha and emptying itself into Dongting Lake linked to Yangtze River. Hunan is dubbed as "Furong Kingdom " mainly due to the fact that it has a long tradition of the hibiscus petals (Furong in Chinese) raising and planting.
Hunan Province has its direct administration of 12 cities, one autonomous region and 212 counties with its capital at Changsha. Shaoshan and Changsha, the revered birthplace of Mao Zedong and more former communist leaders from Hunan including Liu Shaoqi, Peng Dehuai and Hu Yaobang.
Hunan is also blessed with some of China's most beautiful landscapes and fecund scenery. Wulingyuan Scenic Area was listed with UNESCO World Heritage 1990. Mt. Langshan is a national geopark, a best place to see the Danxia Landscape. Hengshan Mountain is one of the Five Great Mountains in China.
Fenghuang (Phenix Ancient Town) is a well-preserved ancient town with many distinctive architectural remains of Ming and Qing styles. Dehang is a Miao hamlet offering a wide range of treks into picturesque countrysides and karst peaks. Hongjaing Old Town recalls the town's Qing-dynasty prime day as a financial center.
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 Attractions: Tianmen Mountain （Glass Walkway） , Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjianjie Nature Reserve, Yangjiajie Nature Reserve, Ten Mile Natural Gallery and the Golden Whip Stream Way of Travel: Private transfer + hotel + air-conditioned vehicle + private tour guides + Entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily ( Choose your own date ) Tour Code: ZJJ-01 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Tianmen Mountain（Glass Walkway）, Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjianjie Nature Reserve, Yangjiajie Nature Reserve, Ten Mile Natural Gallery, Jinbian Brook, Baofeng Lake and and Huangshi Fort Way of Travel: Private transfer + hotel + air-conditioned vehicle + private tour guides + Entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily ( Choose your own date ) Tour Code: ZJJ-02 Price: Click Here |
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Attractions: Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjianjie Nature Reserve, Ten Mile Natural Gallery and the Golden Whip Stream,Tianmen (Glass Walkway) Fenghuang: Ancient Town, boat cruise in the beautiful Tuo River Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guides + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes! Price: Click Here Tour Code: ZJJ-03 |
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Beijing: Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Ming Tomb, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven... Zhangjiajie: Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjianjie Nature Reserve,Ten Mile Natural Gallery and the Golden Whip Stream,Tianmen (Glass Walkway) Fenghuang: Ancient Town, boat cruise in the beautiful Tuo River Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guides + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes! Price: Click Here Tour Code: ZJJ-04 |
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Beijing: Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Ming Tomb, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven... Zhangjiajie: Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjianjie Nature Reserve, Yangjiajie Nature Reserve, Ten Mile Natural Gallery and the Golden Whip Stream Shanghai: Jade Buddha Temple, The Bund, Yu Yuan Garden, Huangpu River Cruising... Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guides + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes! Price: Click Here Tour Code: ZJJ-05 |
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Zhangjiajie: Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjianjie Nature Reserve, Ten Mile Natural Gallery and the Golden Whip Stream and Huangshi Fort,Tianmen (Glass Walkway) Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guides + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes! Price: Click Here Tour Code: ZJJ-07 |
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Beijing: Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Ming Tomb, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven... Zhangjiajie: Tianzi Mountain, Yuanjianjie Nature Reserve, Yangjiajie Nature Reserve, Ten Mile Natural Gallery and the Golden Whip Stream Fenghuang: Ancient Town, boat cruise in the beautiful Tuo River Shanghai: Jade Buddha Temple, The Bund, Yu Yuan Garden, Huangpu River Cruising... Way of Travel: Private transfer + private car or van + hotel + private local tour guides + entrance fees + Meals as listed Departure Date: Daily Customizable: Yes! Tour Code: ZJJ-06 |
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When to Visit
Located in the mid-south of China, the subtropical Hunan has four distinct seasons - rainy spring, hot summer, dry autumn and cold winter. When to go?Changsha: Autumn. Avoid the scorching summer and visit Changsha at its best in autumn.
Zhangjiajie (Wulingyuan): Spring and autumn. Trek through the forest and karst peaks of Wulingyuan Scenic Area in green and flowery spring and colorful autumn.
Fenghuang: You are welcome to visit Fenghuang, or other old towns like Dehang and Furong in the west of Hunan in four seasons.
Hengshan Mountain: Hike Hengshan at the best time of late summer and early autumn.
Get There & Around
Hunan Province can be reached by flights through the airports at Changsha, Zhangjiajie, Changde, Yongzhou. Changsha Huanghua International Airport fers service to more than 56 domestic destinations (including Hong King and Taiwan), and flights to Thailand, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.
Hunan has an extensive network of railway linking Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Luoyang and more cities. Hunan ranks the first place in the mileage of expressways on a provincial level totalling 4064km. All the 13 major cities in Hunan are linked by expressways.
1. Wulingyuan Scenic Area: A site of UNESCO World Heritage, well known for its tall quartzite sandstone pillars, a type of karst formation.
2. Fenghuang (Phenix Ancient Town): A well-preserved ancient town with many distinctive architectural remains of Ming and Qing styles.
3. Shaoshan: Noted as the birthplace of Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China.
4. Dehang: a Miao hamlet offering a wide range of treks into picturesque countrysides and karst peaks.
5. Hengshan Mountain: One of the Five Great Mountains in China.
6. Yuelu Academy: The academy has witnessed more than a thousand years of history and is the only one of the ancient Chinese academies of Classical Learning to have evolved into a modern institution of higher learning.
7. Hongjaing Old Town: Recalls the town's Qing-dynasty prime day as a financial center.
8. Yueyang Tower: Noted for Yueyang Pavilion, one of the three famous pavilions in South China.
9. Hunan Provincial Museum: abundant collections that feature the cultural relics excavated from the world-famous Mawangdui Tombs of Han Dynasty, tomodern cultural relics.
10: Dongting Lake: the third largest fresh water lake in China featuring lakeside landscape with magnificent views such Yueyang Tower, Junshan, Dupu Tomb, Yangmo Fort, Quezi Temple and more.
Where to Stay
Hotels in ChangshaWyndham Grand Plaza Royale Furongguo Changsha: No.106 2nd Section of Furong Middle Road, Changsha Tel: 0731-88688888
Dolton Hotel: No.159 Shaoshan Road, Changsha Tel: 0731-84168888
Vaya International Hotel: No.81 Wanjiali Middle Road, Changsha Tel: 0731-85322222
Xiaoxiang Huatian Hotel: No.593 Furong Middle Road, Furong District, Changsha Tel: 0731-84660888
Lotus Huatian Hotel: 176 Wuyi Dadao, Changsha Tel: 0731 - 84401888
Sheraton Changsha: 478 Furong Middle Road, Changsha Tel: 0731 - 84888888
Changsha International Youth Hostel: 61 Gongshan Alley, Dongfeng Road, Changsha Tel: 0731 - 82990202
Taicheng Hotel: 309 Chezhan Road, Changsha Tel: 0731 - 82179999
Jinjiang Inn: 1 Dongfeng Road, Changsha Tel: 0731 - 88281888
Hotels in Shaoshan
Shaosha Hotel: 16 Guyuan Road, Shaoshan Tel: 0732 - 5685262
Hualong Manor Hotel: Shaoshanchong, Nanhuan Road, Shaoshan
Shaoshan Desheng Hotel: No.1 Chezhan Road, Qingxi Town, Shaoshan
Gang Yue Hotel: No.18 Yinhe Road, Zhuji Village, Shaoshan
Hotels in Zhangjiajie City
Minnan(GDH) International Hotel: 18 Ziwu Road, Zhangjiajie City Tel: 0744-8228888
Jinjiang Inn: 51 Ziwu Road, Zhangjiajie City Tel: 0744-8398888
Zhongtian International Youth Hostel: 4Ai Zhongtian Building, Ziwu Road, Zhangjiajie City Tel: 0744-8321678
Home Inn (Zhangjiajie Dayongfucheng): Dayongfu Cheng, Tianmen Road, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie
Hotels in Wulingyuan District (Zhangjiajie Scenic Area)
Xiang Dian International Hotel: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Zhangjiajie Tel: 0744-5712999 Pipaxi Hotel: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Zhangjiajie Tel:0744-5718888
Qinghe Jinjiang International Hotel: No.1 Jundi Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Samantha Resort & Spa: No.8 Baofeng Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Emperor Hotel: Middle Section of Wuling Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Jiaotong Hotel: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Zhangjiajie Tel: 0744-5718188
Zhangjiajie Pullman Hotel: Huajuan Road, Zhangjiajie
Wulingyuan Hotel: No.192 Wuling Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Hotels in Dehang
Jielong Inn: Close to the Jielong Bridge, Dehang
Jielongqiao Inn: Next to Jielong Inn
Fengyuqiao Inn: the best in Dehang Village
Hotels in Fenghuang
Phoenix Grand Hotel: No.1 Phoenix Road, Fenghuang
Phoenix Melody Inn: Huilongge, Gucheng District, Fenghuang
Jintian Hotel(Fenghuang): No.8 Nanhua Road, Fenghuang
Fenghuang International Youth Hostel: 11 Shawan, Fenghuang Tel: 0743 - 3260546
Tuoshui Renjia Inn: 14 Beibian Street, Fenghuang Tel: 0743 - 3501690
Guyun Hotel: 52 Laocai Street, Fenghuang Tel: 0743 - 3500077
Koolaa's Home: 18-2 Beibian Street, Fenghuag
Phoenix Jiangtian Holiday Village: Jiangtian Square, Fenghuang Tel: 0743 - 3261998
Border Town Internatioal Youth Hostel:Hongqiao Middle Road, Fenghuang Tel: 0743 - 3228698
Hotels in Hongjiang Old Town
Hongjiang Hotel: Xinmin Road, Hongjiang Tel: 0745-7662999
Liu Songxiu Guest House: 9 Liren Lane, Hongjiang Tel: 0745-7636222
Jinzhou Hotel: Near Xuefeng Avenue, Qiancheng Town, Hongjiang
Hexie Hotel: Furong West Road, Qiancheng Town, Hongjiang
Wulingcheng Hotel: Xinmin Road, Gushangcheng Area, Hongjiang
Bojin Business Hotel: Daoyuan North Road, Anjiang Town, Hongjiang
Qiancheng Hotel: Kaiyuan Road, Hongjiang
Dahua Hotel: Beside Xindeli Supermarket, Zhongshan Road, Hongjiang
What to Buy
With a history of over 2,000 years, Hunan Embroidery is one of China's four famous styles of embroidery. Hunan Embroidery is well known for figures, animals, landscapes, flowers and birds, which are all vivid and lifelike. The most famous works of Hunan Embroidery are the hanging panels of Tigers, Lions and Birds Adoring the Phoenix.
Hunan produces the best Red Porcelain, also known as "the Red under the Glaze", taking red as the main color, and decorated with beautiful patterns made of gold and other precious metals. The Red Porcelain is noble, elegant and refined.
Hunan is also well known for its green tea - Yunwu Green Tea. Yunwu Tea as its name manifests, it grows at the top and remote side of Mount Hengshan. Nanyue Bamboo Carvings is a local famous product. Well chosen Nanyue bamboo is perfect raw material for bamboo carvings. These carvings have unique styles. Most of them are carved as flowers, animals, landscapes or buildings.
Hunan Food
Hunan food, also known as Xiang cuisine, is mainly composed of the food from the Xiang River region, Dongting Lake, and western Hunan province. Hunan food is one of the eight famous cuisines in China. It is famous for its spiciness, freshness and deep colour. Normal Hunan food cooking skill include stewing, frying, pot-roasting, braising, and smoking. Hunan cuisine is known for being purely hot, different from Sichuan cuisine which is known for its distinctive mala (hot and numbing) seasoning and other complex flavour combinations.
Notable dishes include Mao's braised pork, Steamed fish head in chili sauce, Changsha-style stinky tofu, "Dry-wok" chicken, Homemade-style bean curd, Pearly meatballs and many more.
Nightlife in Hunan
After dark, major tourist cities and foreign visitors-frequented towns and places come alive. Each town or city has its own good places to drink and entertain.Changsha: Taiping Street, one of the few surviving streets, a good place to drink with a mix of bars.
Zhangjiajie: Its nightlife is different from the nightlife of big cities. It is colorful too in different local flavor. At night, the streets of Zhangjiajie are full of vendors selling barbecue and local snacks. Zhangjiajie has bars, foot massages, karaoke, bars, dance halls and so on. Then you must have no idea of many folk customs are so attractive. These unique and interesting flavors can be found in theaters of Zhangjiajie such as Mei Li Xiang Xi and Zhang Jia Jie Theater and others places such as Tujia Folk Village and Dayong Town. Fenghuang: It has a nice night marekt just north of Hong Bridge with food stalls setting up for barbecue and many kinds of meat, fish and vegetables. There are cafes ad bars on the steets of Fenghuang.
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