The Dongting Lake is the second largest freshwater lake in China, stretching between Hunan and Hubei provinces. Also known as the 800-hundred-li Dongting Lake, it connects the Yangtze River to the north and the Xiangjiang River, Zi River, Yuan River, and Feng River to the south. As described by the name Dongting (the abode of fairies and immortals), the lake has fascinating scenery, with the most famous feature of lake in lake, hill in lake.

Fenghuang Ancient Town
　

    Situated on the western boundary of Hunan Province, The town is in the south of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Nationalities Autonomous Prefecture. Enclosed by beautiful mountains, blue skies and streams, the small town has been living in tranquil and gracefulness for more than 1300 years. Owning to its beautiful environment and ancient buildings with the Ming and Qing architectural designs, the town is an other ideal tourist attraction

Hengshan Mountain
　

      Located in the center of Hunan Province, Mt, Hengshan is one of the Five Sacred Mountains and one of the Five most Famous Taoist Mountains. Its 72 peaks form a range serpentining for as far as 400 kilometers from Hengyang in the south to the Yangtze River in the north. The summit, called Zhurong Peak, rises 1,290 meters above sea level. The Southern Sacred Mountain has a long history, which has bestowed it abundance of cultural relics, such as halls, monasteries and steles. Main tourist spots include Zhurong Hall, Hall of Storing Sutras, Nanyue (southern Sacred Mountain) Temple, Fangguang Temple, Nantai Temple, Magic Mirror Terrace, and so on.

Wulingyuan Scenic area
　

     The Wulingyan Scenic and Historic Interest Area near Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, which has an area of 264 sq km and over 3,000 peaks, is called a place of “800 beautiful streams”. The crystal clear water murmuring along valleys, never want to stop singing, even during periods of drought. The unique quartz-sandstone geology of Wulingyuan is rare both in China and the rest of the world. It still holds its virgin features of the ancient plant communities of the Yangtze River valley, and the ancient ginkgo trees are called “living fossils”. World-renowned for its grotesque peaks and stones, deep and secluded valleys, beautiful streams and