Many flower varieties are now blooming in Hunan. They include cherry and peach blossoms, and canola flowers. They turn Hunan into a wonderful world of flowers. March is a good time to relax and immerse yourself in the magnificent beauty of nature.
The 2021 Hunan Spring Rural Cultural Tourism Festival is scheduled to be held between April 28 and May 5 in Shuangpai County, Yongzhou City. The 13th Hunan Yangming Mountain “Harmony” Culture Festival will take place simultaneously. A series of cultural tourism activities will be arranged to promote unique charm of the county.
Ten towns in Hunan were given awards for having important cultural tourism industries in a ceremony held in Changsha. Miao’ertan is located southern Longshan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It is home to a national 3A scenic area—Rebala. Its traditional villages feature antique beauty and Tujia ethnic minority customs.
The Eight Old Views of Xiaoxiang, or the legendary eight scenic spots in the basin area of the Xiangjiang River, represent the charming sceneries of Hunan. Shen Kuo, a famous man of letter from the Song Dynasty once depicted the eight views in his literature work Sketches and Notes Written in Mengxi Park. Wits in various times also followed his suits...
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Foreign Tourists to Hunan from Jan. to Dec. in 2020 (Updated on December 15, 2020)
Nationality | Trips | Increase over 2019 (%) |
Proportion of the total (%) |
Total | 79639 | -96.80 | 100 |
Asia | 46502 | -97.40 | 58.40 |
Japan | 6930 | -96.10 | 8.70 |
South Korea | 18273 | -97.80 | 22.90 |
Mongolia | 697 | -96.60 | 0.90 |
Indonesia | 1719 | -97.90 | 2.20 |
Malaysia | 4142 | -97.40 | 5.20 |
the Philippines | 1124 | -96.90 | 1.40 |
Singapore | 2839 | -97.40 | 3.60 |
Thailand | 2284 | -96.80 | 2.90 |
India | 544 | -97.90 | 0.70 |
Vietnam | 3686 | -97.90 | 4.60 |
Myanmar | 225 | -98.70 | 0.30 |
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 176 | -99.00 | 0.20 |
Pakistan | 392 | -97.60 | 0.20 |
Others | 3471 | -95.30 | 4.40 |
Europe | 17810 | -95.20 | 22.40 |
U.K. | 2859 | -95.80 | 3.60 |
France | 3303 | -94.50 | 4.10 |
Germany | 3984 | -94.20 | 5.00 |
Italy | 1685 | -95.40 | 2.10 |
Switzerland | 750 | -95.40 | 0.90 |
Sweden | 661 | -95.40 | 0.80 |
Russia | 1699 | -96.80 | 2.10 |
Spain | 622 | -97.00 | 0.80 |
Others | 17810 | -95.20 | 22.40 |
America | 7799 | -95.30 | 9.80 |
the USA | 4233 | -95.40 | 5.30 |
Canada | 2024 | -95.30 | 2.50 |
Others | 1542 | -95.20 | 1.90 |
Oceania | 3571 | -94.90 | 4.50 |
Australia | 2114 | -94.30 | 2.70 |
New Zealand | 993 | -95.20 | 1.20 |
Others | 464 | -96.00 | 0.60 |
Africa | 2909 | -95.80 | 3.70 |
Others | 1048 | -95.60 | 1.30 |