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Hengyang is located in the south of Hunan province.Hengyang got itsname from the facr that it is located to the south of Hengyang Mountain.

It was the most important transport pivot andPolitical,economic and cultural center of southern Hunan.About 45 km north of Hengyang is The famous tourism area Nanyue.The major scenic are the Nanyue Grand Temple,the Nantai Templeetc.

Hangyang tour
▶speciaities

Yunwu tea,Hunan yellow chicken,Yan mushroom,bamboo shoor,Nanyue vegetarian meal,fish head and bean curd.

▶Attraction recommendation

Nanyue Hengyang Mountain

Hengshan Mounjtain,known as South Mountain,ranks the firstamong the five sacred mountains in China。It consists of 72 peaks,of which the most famous are  Zhurong,Tianzhu
Furong,Zigai,and Shiping。Zhurong peak,1.290 meters above sea level,commands a panoramic view of the mountain range and is a wonderful vantage point for viewing the sunrise。Many cultural relics and historic sites,and steles in different dynasties have been left on the peaks。Build-ings are Grand Temple,Zhusheng Temple,
Zhangjing Hall,Fanggaung Temple,Zhurong Hall, Nantai Temple, Fuguangyan City major scenic ar-eas are Shigu,Yueping, Dongzhou, Guazhang Park and Yumu Mountain etc.

Jiangkou Birds Island Na-ture Reserve

It is located the jiangkou Town, Hengnan County,made up of 3 islands where Lei River and Sha  River combine. Birds protected by the country are white cranes, aigrettes and egretsetc. With the spring-like climate on all islands all year round,the natural environment here is beautiful.


Tiantang Mountain-Xijiang Drift

It is located in the south of Changning City with a total area of 258 square km. The color of water in Tiantang Lake is same as that of sky. Stone forest in the mountain stretches about 10 mikes with different shapes of shones, peaks and stone columns extending to the sky. With beautiful hills and clean water, and wildlife resources, Tiantang Mountain is an ideal place for your holiday travel.


Cailun Memorial Hall

It is the memorial of great inventor-Cailun(inventor of paper)


Xiangxi Private Hall


It is the reclusive(for writing articles)of great thinker-wang Chuanshan in his old age. It is the key cultural relics protected by the Hunan Province.


Update : 2006-12-31
* The above information may be subject to change after updating.

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