Huaihua is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, also known as he cheng and Wuxi, located in the west of Hunan Province, in the middle and lower reaches of Yuanjiang River. Huaihua has a subtropical humid monsoon climate and is rich in natural resources. Known as the "hometown of trees" and "hometown of medicinal materials". Famous scenic spots include Huaihua ancient village, Hongjiang ancient shopping mall and Qianyang ancient city. The territory's mineral resources, reserves and development scale are among the highest in Hunan Province.

Geographically, Huaihua is bordered by Guangxi in the south, Guizhou in the west, Shaoyang, Loudi, Yiyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie and Xiangxi Miao and Tujia Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan. Huaihua is known as "the gateway to Guizhou and Yunnan" and "the throat of all Chu", and it is the "bridgehead" leading to the southwest from the eastern and central parts of China, and now it is known as the "west gate" of Hunan.

Famous memorial sites in Huaihua include War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Victory Memorial Workshop in Zhijiang County, Su Yu Park in Huitong County and Xiang Jingyu's former residence in Xupu County. There are a number of ancient villages in Huaihua, including Furong Building, the ancient city of Qiancheng, hongjiang city, Huilong Bridge in Tongdao County, Longxing Lecture Temple in Yuanling County, Daqiaoxi Site in Xinhuang County and Hongjiang Ancient Shopping Mall.

Huaihua has outstanding people and outstanding people. Xiang Jingyu, Teng and Su Yu, the proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation, were born here. Yuan Longping, the world's "father of hybrid rice", successfully cultivated hybrid rice for the first time in Anjiang Agricultural School. The patriotic general Zhang Xueliang was once imprisoned in Fenghuang Mountain in Yuanling.