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hunanHengshan Guide: Climbing Hunan's Sacred Southern Mountain
How to climb Hengshan in Hunan, the southern sacred mountain where Taoist abbeys and Buddhist monasteries share one ridge and pilgrims still walk up.
Updated Aug 2026
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foodSummer on a Plate: China's Seasonal Delicacies from Dragon Boat to Peach Season
Discover China's must-try summer foods: zongzi, crayfish, water peaches, and regional specialties like Hunan's perilla and Xinjiang's white apricots.
Updated Jun 2026
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Dongting LakeDongting Lake and Yueyang Tower Guide: China's Second Largest Freshwater Lake
Guide to visiting Dongting Lake and the historic Yueyang Tower in Hunan Province. The famous classical essay, migratory birds,君山Island, local cuisine and how to visit from Changsha.
Updated May 2026
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hunanFenghuang Ancient Town Hunan: Stilt Houses on the Tuojiang River
Explore Fenghuang Ancient Town in western Hunan — the Miao and Tujia cultural capital perched above the Tuojiang River on traditional wooden stilt houses (diaojiaolou), with Ming-dynasty walls, red lantern reflections in the water, and authentic minority village culture in the surrounding hills.
Updated May 2026
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changshaChangsha & Fenghuang Ancient Town: Hunan's Cultural Heart and Miao River Town
Your guide to Hunan's two essential destinations — Changsha's street food culture and Mawangdui Han Dynasty tombs, and the extraordinary Miao minority ancient town of Fenghuang on the Tuojiang River.
Updated May 2026
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hunanHunan Complete Guide 2025: Zhangjiajie Avatar Peaks, Ancient Fenghuang & Changsha Street Food
Hunan Province delivers three very different but equally extraordinary experiences — the floating sandstone pillars of Zhangjiajie (Avatar's Pandora), the ancient river town of Fenghuang, and Changsha's legendary spicy street food culture.
Updated May 2026
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