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Fenghuang (Phoenix Ancient Town)
A perfectly preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty riverside town with stilted wooden houses reflected in the Tuojiang River amid misty Hunan mountains.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Hunan, China · Asia
Huaihua sits on the route: 20 minutes from Luyang, 58km from Fenghuang (Phoenix Ancient Town).
Huaihua is a city located in Hunan, China. With a population of 552,622, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Huaihua sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Huaihua to your route.
Huaihua (simplified Chinese: 怀化市; traditional Chinese: 懷化市; pinyin: Huáihuà Shì) is a prefecture-level city in western Hunan province, China. It is known as the "Western Gate" of Hunan and is the largest prefecture-level city by area in the province. It covers 27,564 km2 (10,643 sq mi) and is bordered by Xiangxi toRead more
the northwest, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of Guangxi to the south, and Qiandongnan and Tongren of Guizhou to the southwest. It has a population of 4,741,948 (2010 census), accounting for 7.22% of the provincial population. According to the 2010 Census, 2,909,574 people, or 61.4% of the population, are Han Chinese. Minorities constitute 38.6% of the population, with 1,832,289 people. The Dong, Miao, Tujia, Yao and Bai are major native minority groups. Huaihua is the central region of the Dong ethnic population, home to nearly 28.35% of the Chinese Dong ethnic group.
Huaihua is located in the center of the border area of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It is at the core intersection of a cross on the map of China and is known as the "Gateway to Guizhou and Yunnan" and the "Throat of the Whole Chu".
Huaihua is very mountainous, being located between the Wuyi and Xuefeng mountain ranges. The Yuan river runs from the south to the north. The forest coverage reached 70.8% in 2015.
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Huaihua is located in Hunan, China, Asia. The coordinates are 27.5634 latitude, 110.0040 longitude.
Huaihua has a population of approximately 552,622 people, making it a city in China.
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A perfectly preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty riverside town with stilted wooden houses reflected in the Tuojiang River amid misty Hunan mountains.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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