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Hunan

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Hunan (湖南) is a province in central China, home of Mao Zedong.

Regions

Cities

  • ShaoYang - A very beautiful country of southwest of Hunan.
  • Zhu Zhou - An important industrial city in Hunan Province and one of the five busiest railway centers in Mainland China. This city is the second largest city in Hunan Province in terms of urban population, GNP and annual income per capita. The population of the whole area was 3.7 millions and the number of urban residents was 1 million (2005). It is the intersection of East-West & North-South railways and North-South & East-West Expressways as well. It takes 40 minutes drive from this city to Changsha Airport.

There are many good quality and key industrial products produced in this city, such as Electrical Locomotives, Motorcycles, Nonferrous Metals, Fertilizers, Chemicals and Cemented Carbide. Siemens, Yamaha, Mitsubishi and many other multinational companies have invested in Zhu Zhou. It has one national level Economic Development Zone and several provincial level development areas. Nowaday, companies with long-sight strategy started learning and developing their own technological barriers.

Zhuzhou has two universities which provide undergraduate and postgraduate education. Meanwhile, more than 15 technical institutes provide various training or education programs for companies' demand and high school graduates.

http://english.rednet.cn/class/891.html (website for Hunan, China)

Other destinations

  • Zhangjiajie - UNESCO World heritage. National GeoPark. Sandstone Peak Forest. Very special.
  • Mount Heng - Or called Nan Yue. one of the five sacred mountains of Taoist China. Nan Yue Temple is nestled in the foothills of the mountain.
  • Meishan Dragon Palace - One of the most beautiful karst caves in China. Nearby is an area of terrace named Ziquejie.
  • Dongting Lake - the second biggest freshwater lake in China. And Yueyang pavilion, a famous pavilion in China.

Culture and History

Talk

   Different dialects exist in Hunan which can date from thousands of years.The commonest dialect cover almost the middle Hunan areas,ranging from Changsa to Xiangtan,that is Changsa dialect,and we call it "Xiang" dialect.

Travel to Hunan & Visa Requirements

Domestic Airports are located in Changsha and Zhangjiajie City

Tours & Getting around Hunan

Railroads criss cross the province connecting major cities, with lines going off to other cities like Wuhan

Hunan attractions and sightseeing

Probably the best attraction in Hunan is the fabulous Wulingyuan mountain, a stunning sandstone karst landscape. Several cable cars shorten distances, and there are many hiking opportunities.

Hunan city tours

Hunan Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Try Hunan's spicy food. One of the 8 cuisine in China. Special for its spicy taste and flavor.

Hunan nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Stay safe

Get out

The Yangtze River cuts through the province of Hubei to the north, but is more scenic in Sichuan province to the west

Destinations in Hunan:

Changsha / Mount Heng (Hunan) / Wulingyuan /

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This page was last edited at 02:35, on 20 October 2008 by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Based on work by xiao, Peter Fitzgerald, Oliver Buchino and Evan Prodromou, Wikitravel user(s) Morph, Episteme and Texugo and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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