Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Overview

Chinese Name: 湘西自治州 English IPA: Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Location: West Of Hunan Province Population (city): 2.7 Million Language: Tujia, Miao Ethnic Language Zip code: Tel code: Time zone:

Located in the northwest of Hunan, this autonomous prefecture is bounded by Zhangjiajie City on the east, Huaihua City on the south,Sichuan and Guizhou on the West and Hubei on the north,It has jurisdiction over I city and 7 counties, with an area of 15, 730 km and a population of 2.1 million. It is inhabited by Han, Tujia and Miao nationalities have the largest population.

  • Home to Tujia and Miao minority 

  • Fenghuang ancient town 
  • Furong Tujia Ancient town

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Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Attractions

This mountainous area is rather rich in tourist resources, which are mostly located in the Meng River tourist resort and the jishou- fenghuang scenic area.The former, famous for its fantastic intact landscape, has the Mengdong River as the axis. It meanders in deep gorges through Yongshun and Guzhang counties for 100 km, providing an excel lent waterway for drifting in skin rafts. Sometimes it rushes over huge stones that seem to have blocked its way between densely afforested precipices, and [...]

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Airport There is no airport in Xiangxi, while there are Hehua airport in Zhangjiajie,Ttaohuayuan airport in Changde and Tongren phoenix airport in the surrounding areas. It only takes 45 minutes to drive from Jishou city to Tongren phoenix airport [13]. The Xiangxi airport is located in Huayuan county, which will greatly improve the traffic environment of Xiangxi and promote the development of local tourism. Railway In 2016, only one Jiaoliu railway passed through Xiangxi. [14] in addition, the Qianzhangchang railway, [...]

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