Changsha Ice World is the first large theme park aimed at art of ice engraving in Hunan province. It is divided into six scenic spots, having more than one hundred ice carvings which are elaborated by 32 top-level artists after months of work. Together with international leading LED light source, those ice carvings are more than beautiful. Within the exhibition hall of this theme park, you can enjoy ancient decorated archway, old castle and Jiangnan watertown. Visitors can also feel the mystery, beauty and change of ice art.Fantasy and glittering ice carvings will bring you to the fairy tale world. And the bright and exquisitely carved texture of ice carvings will also give you an unexpected visual feast.There is no spatial limit for one to enjoy the ice carving art from the North. In Changsha ice world, one after one vivid works of ice art will manage to gain your continuous praise undoubtedly.Translated by Becky

Changsha & Zhuzhou & Xiangtan 2013-07-29 11:29 View：4625

It situated at Pingjiang county, Yueyang, Hunan, the Shiniuzhai National Geo-park is the biggest among all the newly-discovered Danxia landform in China–The Danxia landform refers to various landscapes found in southeast and southwest China that “consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs”. It is a unique type of petrographic geomorphology found in China. Danxia landform is formed from red-colored sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age. Shiniuzhai scenic area lies at the cross of Hunan, Sichuan and Jiangxi Province, with 65 kilometers away from Changsha.It has a height of 523 meters and stretches over 10 square kilometers. Because there stands a huge stone that resembles a yellow cow to the west in the area, the place was called Shiniuzhai(In Chinese, Shi means ston;niu means cow;zhai means stockade). In 2011, the geo-park was authorized as a national geo-park.It is a representative park renowned for five kilometers precipice and 50 kilometers Danxia landform and an old stockaded village with about a thousand year. The geo-park owns beautiful and charming sights. It is a world made up of by strange stones, unusual mounts and stone caves, different in thousands of ways, fantastic and breath-taking. With a rugged and steep geographical position, some people would call Shiniuzhai as “little Mount Hua” — Mount Hua is a very famous scenic spot in Shandong, China. Besides, it was tinted with mystery with light red tops and dark brown cliffs.By Emma

Changde & Yueyang & Hengyang 2013-07-18 15:56 View：5857

Jiuyi Mountain National Forest Park, located in Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, is a large integrated multi-functional national forest park where various demands for forest tour, entertainment and leisure, heat-escape and recuperation, archaeology, practice teaching, scientific investigation, preservation of natural resources can be met. Please follow me to appreciate classical scenic spots in Jiuyi Mountain National Forest Park.Great Emperor Shun Temple  It is traditionally deemed that Emperor Shun (a very famous emperor in China’s very remote ancient time) was buried here. In very ancient time, emperors preferred to bury themselves under mountain after they demised. Now, Shun’s Tomb is just a rough position. The Great Emperor Shun Temple in front of Shun’s Tomb is built for convenience of memorizing Emperor Shun.Mount Shunyuan Mount Shunyuan, as the highest mount in Jiuyi Mountain, is as high as over 650m. On the peak, there is a large auld-stone fir which can only be hugged around by two persons. At the summit, there is also a pavilion for sight view and rest. Standing on the peak and see as far as you can, you can see that endless mountain tops are leaning toward Mount Shunyuan that a great vision of “mountains forwarding Jiuyi mountain” will definitely shock you.Ningyuan Confucian Temple   Ningyuan Confucian Temple, a lofty palatial architecture, is an important culture relic protection site as well as an important human landscape. It had been great thinker and educationist Confucian;A temple and an official school in ancient time. It had been an educational institution with temple and school combing together. It had been a holy shrine for broadcasting Confucianism.Purple Light Rock  The Purple Light Rock was an early developed underground carst cave. What’s make it different from other caves is that on the cave wall left inscription since Song and Tang Dynasty. The whole tour path is as long as 1550m. At present, 1500m has been developed. Inside the cave, its space is exceptional large that it can hold thousands of people.Yongfu TempleYongfu Temple, situated in the north-west of Emperor Shun Temple, was built in guard of Shun’s Tomb. It covers an area of 900000 square meters. Over 20 buildings are built here along the landform of mountain, which make the temple natural and beautiful.Jiuyi Mountain National Forest Park, a great land for exploration of China’s ancient culture which is the root of Chinese and has influenced ages of Chinese. Come! It won’t be let you down.By Patricia

Hunan & Other regions 2013-07-16 15:57 View：3787

Lingzhi is called lucid ganoderma in English. Lingzhi Valley scenic spot is famous for the stalactites formed there that look like lucid ganoderma.Lingzhi Valley is located in Wugang Village, Luochaojin Town, the western part of Fenghuang County. It is 30 kilometers away from Fenghuang County. By the way to Xiangxi Lingzhi Valley, you can see famous southern great wall, Huangsi Bridge ancient city. So the traffic there is really convenient.Xiangxi Lingzhi Valley combines folk customs, natural sceneries with karst caves, which makes it original, unique landscape in western Hunan. Over there, water and mountains are commonly seen. Generally speaking, it is also a natural air anion bar. At the foot of the hill, Niaochao River flows around the mountain. Ancient plank roads wind along the mountain ridges. In the mountains, water curtains made by springs make it look special. Within the caves, stalactites are in different poses. At the summit the mountains, Five Finger Mountain stands straightly. Ancient Miao villages can lead you to appreciate the cooking culture of Miao Nationality.For you, the beautiful sceneries have kept waiting for thousands of years.Translated by Becky

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2013-07-10 01:02 View：3855

Hunan Jiulong Gorge, located in remote mountains and valleys between Mount Zhurong and Mount Goulou in Hengshan Mountain in Hengyang City, for drifting, is a wonderland with whole course as long as 5km and ogham as high as 110m.Jiulong Gorge Rafting has absorbed essence of drifting abroad and at home by applying modern design and more humanized drifting way. Internationally popular self-aiding rafting is brought in and also the most advanced and safest double-man rafting boat at home. It will give you a great sense of safety when enjoying the joy of adventure. Apart from modern design and safety guarantee, Jiulong Gorge Rafting will also offer you a feast of eyesight that verdant pinewoods compete in elegance and sea of bamboo dance softly. What’s more, overlapping rafting course bring you an experience of heart-striking. As Hengshan Mountain being first in elegance, Jiulong Gorge is top in rafting.By Patricia

Changde & Yueyang & Hengyang 2013-07-03 08:38 View：3760

Huangsiqiao Ancient Town, means Huang family Silk Bridge, named as: in ancient time, Huang’s family a worker produce the better silk with reasonable price, and earned over many years, then he built a bridge over the river to combine the 2 banks so that the Miao people could easily to the town and buy silk, and also the bridge increased the exchange and contact between the Han and Miao people, so the Miao people named the town as Huangsiqiao. The town over 600 meters in circumference with gate towers to the east, west and north, about 100 families live in this old town with several old tilted houses.Huangsiqiao Ancient Town is 24km away in the west side of Fenghuang Ancient City. It was originally called Weiyang City with a history of more than 1,300 years which was built in 686.In nowadays, the booming tourism in Huangsiqiao Ancient Town makes most residents move out from here. And according to the city development plan, this ancient stone city will turn into a scenic spot without local residents there. It is helpful for Fenghuang’s economy, while it is a pity that visitors could not experience the original local lifestyle here.Translated by Sophia

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2013-06-19 11:16 View：4039

Hurong Town locates in the western part of Hunan, China. It has beutiful natural sights as well as rich ethinic folk culture. Below is a few pictures of Furong Town waterfall. This attraction is one of the most beautiful charming place there.Accroeding to the pictures, You can see both unique ethinic woolden bulidings, Diaojiao house and specatucular waterfall.It combines natural scenery with cultural sights, just like a picturesque painting. No one can deny that it is not a good place which is worth visiting. Why not come here to enjoy a cool refreshing summer?Written by Zumi

Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2013-06-12 11:33 View：3584

Situated in Wangcheng county, Changsha city, Hunan province, Jinggang ancient town has a long history and rich culture deposits. Within a few li away, there stands a lake named Tuantou that lies 15 relics dated back to the Neolithic Age. In those relics, a great many antiques were digged out, such as stonewares and potteries.At one time, the town was popular for clogs, umbrella made of by oiled paper and bamboo frame and kites. Besides, it owned abundant folk arts. What’s more, its food, like smoked bean curd and baked fish is also a wonder.Speaking of its architecture, over a third of its building remains timber architecture, in which brick- wood building in late Qing dynasty are kept quite well now. On the bank of river, many stilted buildings existed for a long time, which contained the flavor of beautiful southern Chinese riverside town. In the town, there still exists a lot of religious building. Many people went to there to pray to Buddha.In a word, Jinggang ancient town is a great place to feel and experience the history and culture of China. Would you like to go on a trip here?By Emma

Changsha & Zhuzhou & Xiangtan 2013-06-06 13:45 View：3793