9 recommended places with hidden and beautiful scenery for self-driving tours around Hunan. Experienced car friends will guide you through fun self-driving tours in the province.

1. Shaoyang Suining Huangmulberry

National nature reserve, an absolute good place to "wash your lungs", with an average annual temperature of 16°C, is known as the most beautiful forest in China's subtropical zone , containing 160,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter. There are six major scenic spots in the area, including the Hemlock Forest, one of the "Top 100 Most Favorite Hunan Scenic Spots", the World Cultural Heritage nominated Shangbao Dong Village, the ecologically magical Yuanyang Island, Quyou Valley, Nanmu Forest, and Liu'e Cave Waterfall. .

2. Shanggantang Village, Jiangyong County, Yongzhou

Picturesque landscapes, antique buildings, and simple villagers, this village was founded more than a thousand years ago. After the storm, the village's name, location, and resident family remain unchanged. Archaeological experts say that an ancient village like Shanggantang Village that has well-preserved cultural features such as architecture, commerce, academies, and religion is truly a miracle.

3. Chenzhou Gaoyiling

Gaoyiling is the most prominent representative and symbol of beauty in Chenzhou’s Danxia landform. The "beauty" of the Danxia landform in Gaoyiling is not only beautiful in the blending of mountains and rivers, alternating trees and rocks, interlocking teeth, majestic and breathtaking but not dangerous, it is also more beautiful in the dark green "Tianchi" surrounding a "giant" waving its claws on the water. "Lizard", the most suitable way to appreciate the beauty of Gaoyiling is by hiking.

4. Fengjia Ancient Peach Blossom Spring in Xinhua, Loudi

In addition to the Peach Blossom Spring in Taoyuan County of Changde, there is also the Fengjia Ancient Peach Blossom Spring in Xinhua County of Loudi.

The Ancient Peach Blossom Spring in Xiatuan Village, Fengjia Town, is located in the middle of the Xuefeng Mountains and is the birthplace of the Qianli Qujiang River. The territory has overlapping mountains, deep valleys, criss-crossing mountains and streams, and layers of terraced fields, which is like an "isolated" blessed land. The villagers have unique living habits and simple folk customs, which are reminiscent of the Qin and Jin Dynasties. Most of the residents are of the Feng clan.

5. Linxiang Jiangnan Desert in Yueyang

Silver Beach is the Jiangnan Desert, the largest man-made desert in central China. It is composed of mountains, water and sand. The edge of the sand is water and the end of the water is mountains. It has the beauty of the beach and the majesty of the Gobi desert. It covers an area of ??about 3,000 acres, is more than 50 meters deep, and stores nearly 100 million cubic meters of sand.

6. Jiucailing, Daoxian County, Yongzhou

One of the "non-famous peaks" in National Geography, it is the highest peak of Dupanling, one of the five ridges in China, with an altitude of 2009 meters. Jiucailing combines the original environment and rich Yao culture. It is rich in outdoor tourism resources and is famous for its high-intensity hiking routes. It is called the K2 of Hunan and the "graduation resort" for Hunan travel enthusiasts!

7 .Zhangjiajie Laodaowan

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was named after the Taoist Gui Guzi practiced martial arts here and accepted disciples to teach. The valley is full of green trees, criss-crossing mountains and rivers, and the forest coverage rate reaches 99%. The rare tree species yew communities and rare birds and animals can be seen everywhere along the tourist trails. The entire valley is no longer inhabited and is in a natural and original state.

8. Chadong Town, Huayuan County, Western Hunan

Everyone thinks that Shen Congwen’s border town refers to Phoenix? In fact, the “border town” written by Shen Congwen is called Chadong. If you shift your attention to Huayuan County in the north of Fenghuang County, at the junction of Hunan, Chongqing, and Guizhou, you will find that the "border town" is here. Now the town has been renamed "Border Town".

9. Tongzi'ao, Shuangpai County, Yongzhou

Tongzi'ao Village is a small village at the foot of Yangming Mountain, Chalin Township, Shuangpai County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. It has been hidden in the boudoir and no one knows it. . In the Tongzi Ao area, there are more than 200 ginkgo trees, of which more than 90 are over a hundred years old. There are four or five forests of 20-30 trees. Whenever autumn comes, the whole village turns into a golden world.