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  • Xiangxi Guzhang Xifeng Lake

    Xiangxi Guzhang Xifeng Lake

    Xiangxi Xifeng lake scenic area is located in the ancient cultural Guzhang county. In 1993, it has the approval for lake scenic area by hunan provincial government. With a total area of 431 square kilometers, the outside of xifeng lake is wide, and the inner lake is circuitous. It has the rich layers, peculiar landform, and ancient and magical ethnic culture and historical sites.Xifeng lake is the largest unitary man-made lake, covering an area of about 167 square kilometers. The average water depth is 30 meters, with dotted island, twisted shoreline. Especially in summer, the lake is full of cool wind, a pleasant climate.Translated by Sophia
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-18 13:26 View:2269
  • Xiangxi-Guizhou Miaowang city

    Xiangxi-Guizhou Miaowang city

    Miaowang city is located in Guizhou province. It is built in song dynasty, and the wall is rammed earth. In Ming dynasty, it has a expansion into today’s masonry walls.It has 39 km distance to the ancient phoenix city, and 10 kilometers to tongren airport. The wall stretches for more than 1200 meters, 4 to 6 m tall. For resisting foreign enemy, the wall is spliced by numerous large bluestone blocks, with observation holes and loopholes. Village is surrounded on three sides by water, which has a potential into a peninsula. The cliff and turbulent flow with wonderful nature constitute to a natural barrier.Translated by Sophia
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-11 13:24 View:1880
  • Hunan Red Rock Scenic Spot

    Hunan Red Rock Scenic Spot

    Red rock scenic spot is located in 10 kilometers to the north of Anhua,Hunan Province. In the mountains, there is a real wonderful hole, which named red rock reservoir. It has built red rock scenic spot.Red rock scenic spot, with red crag lake as the center, about more than 50 sites at the neighbor. It can be divided into red crag, xiangyang, small taoyuan and fairy pool scenic area. Each scenic spot has their beautiful legend.Red rock reservoir covers an area of 28.8 square kilometers. The water has the surface of 1.5 square kilometers. The castle peak is around clear water, the ever-flowing quiet environment. It is really a good place for leisure and travel sightseeing.Translated by Sophia
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-07-03 13:25 View:2430
  • Aizhai Grand Suspension Bridge

    Aizhai Grand Suspension Bridge

    The Aizhai Grand Suspension Bridge is a key project in the whole Jicha Highway program. With a main span of 1,176 meters and a subgrade width of 24.5 meters, this steel truss suspension bridge has the largest span in gorge throughout our country. The bridge is to be build in accordance with the highway standard of two lanes & four driveways, whose designed speed is 80 kilometers per hour As the bridge is located 335 meters over the Aizhai Town and the traffic below the bridge is heavy, it is proved that pulling the haulage cable by an airship would be the most convenient and safest way to start the project.When it opens in 2012, Aizhai will be the world’s highest tunnel to tunnel bridge and the fourth suspension bridge in China to cross a valley so wide it seems to be connecting two mountain ranges. The first three were the Siduhe, Balinghe and Beipanjiang 2009 bridges. Of the world’s 400 or so highest bridges, none will have a main span as long as Aizhai with a tower to tower distance of 3,858 feet (1,176 mtrs). Located deep in the heart of China’s Hunan Province near the city of Jishou, the suspension bridge is the largest structure on the Jishou to Chadong expressway with a deck 1,083 feet (330 mtrs) above the DeHang Canyon.The two tunnels on either side of the Aizhai bridge allowed the engineers to use the mountain top for the location of one of the towers, reducing its height to just 165 feet (50 mtrs) – unusually short for a bridge with a span nearly as long as the Golden Gate bridge at 3,858 feet (1176 mtrs). In addition to cost savings, the stubby support also allows the bridge to blend more naturally into its surroundings. The taller bridge tower is no less unique with side span cables that soar down the backside of a mountain, making first time visitors quizzical as to what exactly lies ahead. With most of the structure hidden from view, the bridge will come as a jaw-dropping surprise whether you enter the canyon from either tunnel. Due to a gap of approximately 328 feet (100 mtrs) between the last truss suspenders and the tops of the bridge towers, the engineers added some additional ground anchored suspenders to stabilize the two massive suspension cables and reduce any oscillations that could damage other components of the bridge. An overlook and visitors center will offer additional views of the broad valley.
    HOT Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-06-21 17:46 View:17229
  • Western Hunan Red Stone Forest

    Western Hunan Red Stone Forest

    Red Stone Forest is located in Guzhang County, a scenic area of ​​about 20 square kilometers. Scenic spots throughout the tall rocks of various shapes,The stone color is changeable, and change with the weather, time and season.The stone is red in Sunny day, the stone is black in the rain, the stone is brown and red on a cloudy day;and Stone colored difference in the morning and evening.Such a peculiar color stone called the world is unique.
    HOT Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-05-24 13:45 View:13303
  • Jishou Manjia Ancient Hmong Village

    Jishou Manjia Ancient Hmong Village

    Jishou Manjia Ancient Hmong Village, located in Jixin County where people have to pass here from Jishou City to Fenghuang Twon, is 26 km away from Ancient Phoenix Town and 20 km away from Jishou Qianzhou Ancient Town in the north. Manjia people are pure, kindhearted, passionate and of hospitality. Besides, Manjia folk custom, original ecological singing and dancing, holidays and other traditional cultures has remained what it is thousands years ago.Jishou Manjia Ancient Hmong Village was once legendary in history. There once cultivated the first scholar of Miao nationality and there existed mystical trial court. Visiting Manjia Ancient Hmong Village, you have chance to appreciate unique folk custom performance, taste fragrant rice wine and watch wonderful dance of Miao nationality.Here is a serene land. Here is a mysterious place. Here is paradise where your heart wants to rest in.By Patricia
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-05-23 00:00 View:2207
  • Phoenix Bar Street

    Phoenix Bar Street

    Traveling in Phoenix city ,you will feel pity for missing one thing --- the bar street at night. Located at the riverside ,bars in Phoenix city are country music bar, light music bar and high bar.Though,they are different in decorations ,the atmosphere with passionate music and twinkling lights are similar. Each bar offers a period for guests to sing songs for free.Only you have the courage ,the stage is yours,even the whole Phoenix city is your faithful audience.At daytime,Phoenix city is as tranquil as a poetry,and the bar street attracts you with another charming,that is the peculiar advertising boards.Some says \"Sex male, female hobby\",others are concise sentences about life,which makes an echo in your heart.What\'s more,the empty beer bottles can also be a fancy decoration.At night,Phoenix city is as crazy and modern as New York.A stream of vitality overwhelms you as soon as you step into a bar.The cheering crowd,thunderous clap ,exciting scream and dynamic music is largely different to its image at daytime.When Phoenix city walks into the evening twilight,why not have a stop and rest in a bar,sip the beer ,enjoy the jollification and peacefully hear the whisper of this ancient city. It is well worth your coming.Sourced &Translated by Aileen
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-05-15 00:57 View:6679
  • Xiangxi Great Wall

    Xiangxi Great Wall

    Great Wall of Southern China ,or simply \\\\\\\"Southern Great Wall\\\\\\\"for short,built during Ming dynasty from 1554 AD to 1622 AD with the length of 382 li(= 1/2 kilometer ).Most of Southern Great Wall is located in Jishou ,Xiangxi(Western Hunan) ,thus it also named as Great Wall of Miao Region.Southern Great Wall is a great ancient Chinese defenses not for avoiding the invasion of nomads but separating the commercial and cultural communication between Miao and Han People.Therefore,Southern Great Wall is smaller than Northern Great Wall.Scenery spots in Southern Great Wall encompasses Go chessboard ,ancient watchtower,General tomb etc.Go chessboard is not only a most mysterious and marvelous spot in Xiangxi also a holy land for tourists at home and aboard who fancy for Go.The whole area of the Go chessboard is 1004.89 sq m.Each chessboard is 5051.83 times as a normal one.The ancient watchtower is houses for guarding soldiers in that time.By visiting ancient watchtowers we can imagine how soldiers\\\\\\\' life was.General tomb is worth your time,too.The tomb is a historic relic for remembering our national hero ,surrounded by various verdant plants .Besides,around Southern Great Wall,there are some other scenery spots .Such as Phoenix ancient city with a distance of 16km ,Miao village of Xijiang --the biggest village in China of  Miao People.Sourced and translated by Aileen  
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2012-05-01 01:00 View:5295