Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Travel guide - Hunan, an underestimated tourist city, is not well-known but has the top scenery in China.

Hunan, an underestimated tourist city, is not well-known but has the top scenery in China.

This city is called Chenzhou, which has a superior geographical position, a long history, beautiful scenery and rich hot spring resources.

Chenzhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, which is located in the middle of China and southeast of Hunan. Nanling Mountains intersect with Luoxiao Mountains, and the Yangtze River and Pearl River systems meet. Known as the south gate of Hunan, it is located in the subtropical climate zone, and the terrain is inclined from southeast to northwest. By the end of 2002 1, there are 2 districts and 8 counties in the city, with management1.

Chen County, the hometown of Qin, was unified into Chenzhou in the ninth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty. Later it was called Guiyang County, also called Chenzhou, which means a city in the forest. Chenzhou, known as the land of nine immortals and two buddhas since ancient times, is a blessed place for the development of Taoism and Buddhism. Chenzhou has convenient transportation, including Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway and 107 National Highway.

topography

Chenzhou City is located in the southeast of Hunan Province, at the intersection of Nanling Mountain and Luo Xiao Mountain, and at the intersection of Yangtze River and Pearl River. The landforms in Chenzhou are complex and diverse, mainly hills, which are relatively flat and have less water surface. Hilly areas account for nearly three quarters of the total area. The overall landform of Chenzhou is southeast overlapping and surrounded by mountains.

The mountains in the west are low and open to the north, and the hills, plains and hills in the middle crisscross. The terrain inclines from southeast to northwest, with the Luo Xiao Mountains extending from north to south in the east, with the highest peak of 206 1.3m, and the Nanling Mountains in the south, with the highest peak of1913.8m. It crosses Chen Dao Basin in the west and Youyu Basin and Chayong Basin in the north, forming a low-altitude terrain, with a general elevation of 200-.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chenzhou