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About the introduction of Fenghuang ancient city?

Fenghuang Ancient City is located in Fenghuang County, southwest of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, with a total land area of about 10 square kilometers. At the end of 20 10, the population was about 50,000, which was composed of 28 ethnic groups, including Miao, Han and Tujia, and it was a typical ethnic minority area.

Fenghuang Ancient City is a national historical and cultural city, one of the first strong tourist counties in China, a national AAAA scenic spot and one of the eight counties and cities under the jurisdiction of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It was built in the 43rd year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty [1704]. 200 1 was awarded the title of national famous historical and cultural city and one of the top ten cultural heritages in Hunan.

Rewi alley, a famous New Zealand writer, once praised Fenghuang Ancient City as the most beautiful town in China. Compared with Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan and Pingyao in Shanxi, it enjoys the reputation of "Pingyao in the north and Phoenix in the south". 27 kilometers from Tongren Phoenix Airport and 280 kilometers from Zhangjiajie Lotus International Airport; G209 National Highway and S308 Provincial Highway run through the whole territory, and Liu Zhi Railway passes through the territory, so the traffic is convenient and fast.