Introduction to Fenghuang County

Fenghuang (Miao: Jib Zhes) belongs to the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in western Hunan. It borders Luxi County in the east, Mayang County in the south, and Tongren City in Guizhou Province and Songtao Miao Autonomous County in the west. It is adjacent to Jishou City and Huayuan County in the north. It is historically known as "it supports Yunnan and Guizhou in the west, controls Chenyuan in the east, controls Sichuan and Hubei in the north, and controls the Guangxi border in the south." Fenghuang Ancient City was built in the 43rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of 300 years. Fenghuang County has jurisdiction over 24 towns and 355 village (neighborhood) committees. At the end of 2012, the total population of Fenghuang County was 421,557. In 2012, Fenghuang County's GDP was 4,695.96 million yuan, an increase of 10.2%. In 2015, Fenghuang County governed 4 townships and 13 towns. 1 Fenghuang County is a national historical and cultural city, one of the first batch of Chinese tourism counties, a national AAAA scenic spot, and one of the eight counties and cities under the jurisdiction of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province. It was once praised as the most beautiful town in China by the famous New Zealand writer Rewi Alley.