Chenzhou is located in the south of Heng Yue, at the foot of Qitianling Mountain in Nanling Mountains, at the junction of southern Hunan and northern Guangdong, at 24 degrees 54 minutes -26 degrees 5 1 minute north latitude and 12 degrees 14 minutes-14 degrees/kloc-east longitude. Jiangxi in the east, Guangdong in the south, Guangxi in the west, Hengyang and Zhuzhou in the north. It is the southern gate of Hunan and the throat of the mainland leading to the coastal area of Guangdong, with superior location conditions. The city now governs Beihu, Suxian District 2 and Zixing City, as well as Guiyang, Jiahe, Linwu, Yizhang, Rucheng, Guidong, Yongxing and Anren, with a total area of 1.94 million square kilometers and a population of 4.442 million.

Chenzhou has a long history. The word "Chen" first appeared in the Qin Dynasty, and was written as "Chen" in ancient times, meaning "the city in the forest". There is a winding river named Chen Jiang in the northeast suburb of the city. Since the Qin Dynasty, Chenzhou has been the political, economic and cultural center of counties, prefectures and governments in past dynasties, with a history of more than 2,000 years. Qin Guan, a poet in the Song Dynasty, was demoted to southern Hunan, lived in a guest house in Hanban and wrote a poem "Treading on the Sand". Chenzhou Guest House ",leaving a famous sentence" Chen Qi was lucky enough to travel all over Chen Shan, and for whom did he go to Xiaoxiang ". Although the main body of the word is sad, it is also full of feelings and scenes. Since then, the name of Chenzhou has been praised by the whole world. Chenzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and there are many people who are bold and sad. Xiang Yu's "Yi Di joy chen", Zhao Zilong's attack on Guiyang County and Hong Xiuquan's garrison in Chenzhou are all recorded. Tang and Song literati such as Wang Changling, Du Fu, Han Yu, Liu Yuxi, Qin Shaoyou, etc. Have left a well-known poem here. Su Xianling, a famous scenic spot in the city, is known as the 18th blessed place in the world because of its wonderful myths and legends. The "Three Monuments" in the Song Dynasty, the "Yidi Mausoleum" in the city and the Hanyu "Piyu Pavilion" in Beihu Lake all record the ancient history of Chenzhou. During the democratic revolution, Chenzhou was also the birthplace of the uprising in southern Hunan, where Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi and other proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation left glorious footprints. The long history and splendid culture have brought many places of interest and left many touching legends to Chenzhou. At present, there are nearly 100 scenic spots in Chenzhou tourist area, such as historical sites, natural scenery, revolutionary sites and memorial sites, among which the main scenic spots are Su Xianling, Sanbei, Yidi Mausoleum, hot spring in hot water market, Wanhuayan and Chenzhou sports training base.

Su Xianling, formerly known as Niupi Mountain, is located at 1.5km east of Chenzhou City and about 15km in Fiona Fang, with beautiful peaks and lush forests. According to legend, during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, a beautiful suburban village girl came to Chenjiang to wash clothes. Suddenly, she saw colorful duckweeds floating, and the village girl reached out to pick them up. Unexpectedly, the root of duckweed had to be tied tightly to her show hand, and she tried to bite it off with her mouth. As a result, duckweed was swallowed by mistake, so she became pregnant, was driven out of the house and fled into Bailu Cave in Niupi Mountain. 10 months later, the village girl gave birth to a son named Sudan. This Sudan is fed by a fairy deer. She was smart since she was a child and was very filial to her mother. He has to teach immortals, learn about herbs, learn about medicine, and devote himself to the people. Finally, the immortal was moved and became immortal. His name was Su Xian. Therefore, Niupi Mountain was renamed Su Xianling, which became famous all over the world. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are more than 10 scenic spots in Suxianling, including Taohuaju, Bailudong, Three Juebei, jing xing View, Eight-character stele, Agarwood Stone, Dengxian Stone, Wang Musong and Suxian Taoist Temple, among which the famous Three Juebei is about 100 meters away from Bailudong. This is a cliff stone carving written by Guan, Su Shi and Mi Fei, with a height of 50.2 cm. Its origin is: more than 800 years ago, after Qin Guan was banished to Chenzhou, he wrote a poem called "Treading on the Sand". Chenzhou Guest House ". Su Shi appreciated this poem very much, and wrote the last two sentences on the fan, followed by two sentences: "It is enough to swim less, although ten thousand people can redeem it." Later, Mi Fei, a great calligrapher of the same generation, wrote Su Ba's Qin Poem, which is called "Three Musts" in history. More than a hundred years later, Zou Gongjun, well-known to Chenzhou people in the Southern Song Dynasty, was arty, and ordered masons to engrave Qin Ci, Su Postscript and Secret Book on the rock wall near Bailu Cave in Su Xianling, hence the "Three Juebei" was handed down from generation to generation.

Wanhuayan is the second famous scenic spot in Chenzhou after Su Xianling, which is17km away from Chenzhou City and located at the foot of tan shan in Anhe Township. It is a super-large karst cave, about 2 1 10 m long, with a total area of 27,000 square meters, of which the water surface is 9,300 meters. There is a Song tablet at the mouth of the cave, engraved with Zhao Butui, the chief of Chenzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhang Nanxuan, a famous philosopher in the Southern Song Dynasty, inscribed the three characters "Wanhuayan" on the top of the rock, which is still faintly visible. Wanhuayan has a wide entrance, steep rock wall and magnificent momentum. A waterfall flew down from the top of a rock more than 50 meters high, which was extremely spectacular. After entering the hole, a clear underground river slowly flows out along the right wall. Take a boat along the Milky Way for more than 100 meters, abandon the boat and land, and then enter the main cave. The main cave is deeply curved, with a length of 1800 meters, and there are 13 halls with their own characteristics, the largest of which can accommodate thousands of people. The cave is full of stalagmites, stone pillars and rolling stone fields. The boundaries are clear, and the stalactites on the ceiling are upside down. Some are shaped like "hanging flowers to welcome guests", while others are shaped like "Kun Peng spreading his wings". The posture is very interesting. It can be said that there are many miracles and weather. Danxia Scenic Area, known as "the wonders of the world's caves", the towering Fengdan Mountain and the endless bamboo sea show the magic of nature.

Chenzhou, with its beautiful scenery and majestic mountains and rivers, is called Mangshan Mountain and the natural botanical garden in the south of China. Located in the winding Wuling Mountain area, it is like a green treasure house with lush trees and beautiful scenery, attracting a large number of forestry scientists, painters, photographers and tourists inside and outside the province. Here, the climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, exotic flowers and trees gather together, rare birds and animals gather together, and spring is beautiful all year round, and birds and flowers are fragrant. This is a rich and complete nature reserve and a rare tourist attraction. There is also Dongjiang River in Zixing City, with towering peaks, steep cliffs, rolling waves on the shore and beautiful scenery. The whole hole 10 is over, with a winding path leading to a secluded place, and holes in holes are connected with each other. The natural images in the cave are excellent, charming and wonderful. Genyan, located in the southwest of Yizhang County, is also a quiet and quaint cave with unique charm. It is famous not only for its unique scenery, but also for reporting the history of underground revolutionary struggle in China.

Wugai Mountain, with towering old trees and wild animals, has now become the only international hunting ground in southern China. Dongjiang Lake is known as the "Oriental Switzerland" because of its vast misty waves and beautiful scenery. The newly opened recreational projects such as water skydiving and seaplane are even more thrilling, which makes people linger. On both sides of Zhejiang, with lush forests and primitive ecology, it is a river resort integrating exploration, exploration, curiosity and interest, and is also known as "the first drift of eco-tourism in China"; The wonders of the border rivers combine 5,000 years of history and culture with the beautiful natural scenery of the border rivers, which is amazing. Yangtianhu alpine grassland makes people doubt that they are in the vast grassland of Inner Mongolia. Known as the "second Xishuangbanna", the virgin forest of Mangshan Mountain in Yizhang has the charming customs of coal in the plant world;

Tourism Festival-Chenzhou [from Red Net]

Rucheng Hot Springs is the highest in the province, with a large flow, containing more than 30 kinds of elements beneficial to human health, such as silicon, sodium, calcium and radon. It is a rare resort in the south; The newly discovered stone forest is bigger than the stone forest in Lunan, Yunnan, and the newly discovered giant Buddha facing the sky is more than 300 meters long in the head alone, which is rare in the world.

In Chenzhou, there is another mysterious place worth visiting, and that is the National Chenzhou Sports Training Base. Chenzhou National Sports Training Base is located at the lakeside of Beihu Park, Renmin West Road, Chenzhou City, covering an area of 76 mu and a construction area of 27,000 square kilometers. It has three training halls and 65,438 standard swimming pools. There is an elegant environment, fresh air and unique architectural style. Volleyball training is the highlight. It is here that the China National Women's Volleyball Team started and contributed to the "five consecutive championships" of the world women's volleyball team. Visitors here can not only experience the hard training life of the national women's volleyball team, but also participate in sports activities such as volleyball, tennis, swimming, diving, fitness, qigong and shooting, and taste athletes' meals.

Chenzhou is rich in natural resources. The forest coverage rate in the whole region is over 45%, with abundant land resources and dense mineral resources. Known as the "hometown of nonferrous metals", "hometown of nonmetals" and "hometown of coal", it can use hydropower resources of 6.5438+0.7 million kilowatts. Gracilaria lemaneiformis mat, Phyllostachys praecox, Lentinus edodes, Auricularia auricula, Magnolia tablets, exquisite tea, red-billed lovebirds, paste wine and other local products are famous at home and abroad.

Chenzhou is a mountainous area, rich in forest resources, and its forest stock ranks second in the province, with a forest coverage rate of 45%. Located in the forest area on the south slope of Nanling Mountains, it is a natural botanical garden with more than 500 species of flowers and 700 species of woody plants 102 families. Known as "the second Xishuangbanna", it is a natural place for Chinese and foreign scholars to study plants and ecology. Dense vegetation forests also make Chenzhou a gathering place for animals from north and south of China. Wushou Mountain, located in the southeast of Chenzhou City, is more than 600 meters above sea level 1, with overlapping peaks and valleys. There are 65,433 wild animals such as elk, water deer, black bear, forest musk deer, weasel badger, civet cat, green sheep, young turtle, cold chicken, pheasant, Shi Wa and lovesickness in the dense forest. At present, the tourism department has built the only hunting ground in southern China, with a width of 4.5 kilometers from east to west and a length of 22 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 654.38+0.2 million mu. According to national regulations, there are more than 50 kinds of wild animals available for hunting.