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Changsha

Changsha City proper located in the east of Hunan and lower reaches of Xiangjiang River, covers the area of 556 square km with the population of 1.99 million. As the capital of Hunan Province and the famous historic city of China, features historic sites of travel resources with more than twenty main tourist attractions including Yuelu Academy, Mawangdui Tombs of Han Dynasty, Zoumalou bamboo books of Wu Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms and Xiang Embroidery Academy, etc.
Zhangjiajie

Zhangjiaie is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 400 km away from Changsha. Composed of the zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the Tianzi Mountain and the Suoxi Valley ,the scimic area has a total area of 369 square km. It is a scenic area made up of sandstone from the primitive ecological system and the forest coverage rate reaches 97.7 percent.
Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient Town

Feng Huang Cheng's charm goes beyond the natural beauty. This ancient town has a history of 1,300 years and it has a number of old gardens as well as distinctive residential buildings, elegant bridges and mysterious towers and pagodas. In Feng Huang Cheng, tourists can also have a glimpse of the Great Wall.
Shaoshan

Shaoshan, Hunan Province, is a small village some 100 kilometers from the provincial capital Changsha. On 26 December 1893, Mao Zedong was born here. Mao's old home, a more substantial house than the others, is in a small side alley just below the village square. During the Cultural Revolution, Shaoshan became the sacred place of pilgrimage for millions of Chinese.
Yueyang

Yueyang, with another name of Yuezhou,is called Baling in ancient time. It is at the conjunction of Dongting Lake in the north of Hunan province and Changjiang River. It is a famous histrical culture city and key tourism area with beautiful landscape and places of interest. It was more than 20 scenic spots including Yueyang Tower, Junshan Island ,Quzi Temple and Tuanhu Lake ,etc.
Mt. Hengshan

Stretching for 400 kilometers is in the Central China's Hunan Province and ranks among the five most famous mountains in China. Mount Hengshan has long been known as the mountain of longevity. The mountain is also renowned for its historical and cultural significance. It is a place where religions like Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism co-exist peacefully.