One of the National Day Xiangyu Cultural Tourism Towns| a thousand-year-old town hanging on a waterfall - Yongshun Furong Town

In 2019 and 2020, Hunan Province has selected two batches of 20 characteristic cultural tourism towns. At the recently held 2021 Hunan Cultural Tourism Industry Expo, they organized a group to set up an exhibition to welcome the audience with unique exhibits and performances. It also allows the editor to be properly "planted". The National Day holiday is coming, let us get close to them, "Xiang meets" the beauty of Hunan characteristic towns. What's more, you can also use the practical guides in the article to have a pleasant and enjoyable trip!

A thousand-year-old town hanging on the waterfall - Yongshun Furong Town

Furong Town (formerly known as Wang Village) is a town with a long history of more than 2,000 years rooted in the banks of the Youshui River, Shangtong Chuanqian, Down Dongting, since ancient times as the Yongshun Trade Port, enjoying the reputation of Youyangxiong Town, Xiangxi "Four Famous Towns" and "Little Nanjing", famous for the movie "Furong Town".

"The earth is as loud as thunder, flying into a thousand piles of snow out of thin air, the galaxy is vast and falling from the sky, and the pearls of Wan hu fly everywhere."

The town of Furong is surrounded by water on three sides, and the waterfall passes through the town, and there are no caves. The waterfall is 60 meters high and 40 meters wide and cascades down the cliff in two stages. This is the only ancient ethnic minority town in China built on a cliff and with a waterfall passing through the town, and it is impossible to forget it at a glance.

To understand the Tujia culture and study the eight hundred years of the history of the Tusi Dynasty, you need to go to the homestay scenery hall to see the "Xizhou Copper Pillar", which is printed with the covenants and articles of the Chu-Tu Boundary in the Five Dynasties.

Waterfalls, Xizhou Toast Square, Tuwang Bridge, Tuwang Palace, Viewing Corridor, Furong Town Pier, Wuli Stone Street, swim carefully, as if walking in a painting.

Zhang Jihuai high-speed rail is about to open, you can immediately take the high-speed rail to punch this mountain and water secret. Watch the waterfall run, enjoy the dreamy night view, and taste the thick history and culture of the thousand-year-old town. You can also watch an immersive performance of "The Carnival of Blossoming Hibiscus Bizka", which unleashes your body and mind in the stirring history, lingering love and colorful folklore; Appreciate the stunning geological wonders of 500 million years ago and explore the mysteries of the formation of the earth; Take a boat to break into the landscape painting and feel the magnificent waves of the "Mother River of the Tujia Family".

In the Red Stone Forest Scenic Area, during the National Day, you can also catch up with the 8th Xiangxi Mud Touching Festival in 2021 to set sail romantically, rush to a journey of love, and express love with "touching mud", and the Great Xiangxi is waiting for you to participate!

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Itinerary: 2-2.5 days during the day to punch in the Furong Town Waterfall, visit the Swing Hand Hall - Xizhou Copper Pillar - Tuwang Palace - Furong Town Pier, etc. In the evening, watch the sunset at the bar under the waterfall, enjoy the dreamy night view, and watch another performance; Staying on the cliffs on both sides of the waterfall, the net red homestay sleeps with the sound of the water. In the end, you can take a boat into the Red Stone Forest of the Youshui Gallery for a romantic date.

Accommodation: Furong Li, Wangcun Caotang, Furong Grand View, Good Hotel, Tuwang Palace, Eight Steps Hall, Tianquan Inn Cliff Pavilion, etc

Cuisine: Rice tofu - Artemisia annua - Tujia rice wine - Xiangxi bacon - osmanthus fish - the world's first snail

Transportation (self-driving): Changzhang Expressway - Zhanghua Expressway Takes 6.5 hours

Scenic area consultation telephone: [phone]

[Editor-in-Charge: Liao Huiwen]

[Source: Hunan Daily· New Hunan Client]