yueyang

yueyang is located at the lower reaches of xiangjiangriver and the joint of dongting lake and yangtze river. yueyang is one of china's important historical and cultural cities and open cities along the yangtze river. as a famous 'land of fish and rice", yueyang teems with rice, cotton, oil crops, lotus, fish, poultry and eggs. zhangjiajie is located in the northwest of hunanprovince, 400 kilos from the provincial capital-changsha. zhangjiajie, 369 square kilos in area, is composed with zhangjiajie national forest park, tianzimountain and suoxivalley. zhangjiajie is known for the arenaceous peak forest landscape. within the area, there are high rising peaks, crisscross mountain streams, green trees, animals and birds, which from a "labyrinth of the nature". in 1992, zhangjiajie was put on "world natural heritage list" by unesco.

dongting lake:

dongtinglake (dongtinghu) is the second largest fresh water lake in china, covering 3,900 square km. among the few islands within the lake, junshanisland is the most renowned, which is famous not only for its scenic beauty but its tea. junshan yinzhen (junshan silver needle) used to be imperial tribute. added into hot eat, the tea sticks up like needles instead of sinking to the bottom, emitting a fragrant odor. the island has dozens peaks and a large coverage of bamboos.

yueyang pavilion (yueyang lou)

yueyang pavilion, also called yueyang lou in chinese, is the major landmark of yueyangcity, comparable with tengwang pavilion and huanghe pavilion. similar with the other two, yueyang pavilion became famous for a famous poem too. when rebuilt in 1045, fang zhongyan was invited to write a poem in memory of the event. in his poem, fan described the beauty of the structure and indicated his concern about the country and people. the poem was applauded and won the pavilion great fame. a qing dynasty wooden screen inscribed with the poem is housed in the pavilion. the present complex was rebuilt in 1867.

zhangjiajie

zhangjiajie is an important tourist destination in the northwest of hunanprovince. it has an area of 9,563 square kilometers and a population of 1.5 million.

zhangjiajie lies in the wulingshan mountain area. it has a subtropical monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of 16.8oc, and has 268 frost-free days. annual rainfall averages 1,382 millimeters.

zhangjiajie is rich in forest and water resources. mineral deposits include coal, iron, lead, zinc, phosphorus, and barite.

industries include chemical fertilizer, textile, and papermaking.

the chief farm products of zhangjiajie are rice, oranges, tea, bamboo, tung oil trees, and oil-tea camellia.

rail, road, and water transportation facilities in zhangjiajie are good.

zhangjiajie is a country's forest park. the region's premier tourist attractions include the wulingyuan scenic area. the yuhuangdongcave, the puguangtemple, the feitan waterfall, and the tianmenshanmountain. the famous products are polemos, maojian tea, longxia tea, hongza tea, and oranges.