2009年12月21日星期一

Hunan Province




Hunan province, located in central and southern China, middle reaches of Yangtze river, is belong to central china in geographical and Changsha as provincial capital. The name of Hunan (south of lake) just because it located in the south of Dongting Lake and the abbreviation “Xiang” because Xiang river runs through the whole territory.

In Hunan, has 14 province-level administrative units including 13 prefecture-level cities and one autonomous prefecture. The climate feature of Hunan is distinct seasons, lowest average temperature in January with high-point of -8℃ and highest average temperature in July with high-point 40℃. The rainfall is concentrated in May to July.

In the land, resident Han, Tujia, Miao, Yao, Dong, Bai, Hui, Uygur and others total 41 nationalities. The population of minority ethnic accounts 10.21% of the total population in Hunan. Since the ancient times, Hunan is a land rich in resources, people diligent, intensive cultivation, and the history of cultivation of rice has more than ten thousand years. The developed for industrial and commercial places are mainly concentrated in northeastern Hunan, such as Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Yueyang, Changde, Hengyang and so on. The well-known scenic spots have Yueli Ancient Private Colleage, Zhangjiajie, Shaoshan, Nanyue etc. In addition, the Xiang cuisine and entertainment sprit are also the highlights.

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