What to do and see in Hunan, China: The Best Historic Sites

May 19, 2021 Vivienne Hutton

Hunan is the 7th most populous province of China and the 10th most extensive by area. Its capital is Changsha.
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1. Zhuting Ancient Town

Zhuting Town, Zhuzhou County 412108 China
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Zhuting Ancient Town

2. Dong Nationality Stockaded Village Building Group of Yutou

Yutou Village, Shuangjiang Town, Tongdao County 418500 China
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Dong Nationality Stockaded Village Building Group of Yutou

3. Xiangtan Confucious' Temple

Chengzheng Street, Yuhu District, Xiangtan 411100 China
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5.0 based on 5 reviews

Xiangtan Confucious' Temple

4. Qianyang Ancient Town

Qiancheng Town, Hongjiang China +86 745 773 9122 http://www.zgqygc.com/
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5.0 based on 8 reviews

Qianyang Ancient Town

5. Phoenix Ancient Town

Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County 416200 China +86 743 322 1815 http://www.fhzf.gov.cn/zjfh
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4.5 based on 2,042 reviews

Phoenix Ancient Town

Reviewed By Jordydegraaf - Terneuzen, The Netherlands

This is what people often have in mind of visiting an old Chinese town. Architecture of the buildings are stunning, really amazing. The village though increasingly becomes popular and gets commercialized. Still it has a nice vibe and atmosphere. At night it’s particularly beautiful. You won’t need more than one day. It’s best to stay overnight to experience the village at night. By taxi it takes one hour to Tongren Fenghuang Airport, busses available as well but not that frequent. Additionally Fenghuang has express bus connection to Zhangjiajie & Wulingyuan (village of Zhangjiajie National Park) which takes about 4 hours.

6. Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall

Wushi Village, Wushi Town, Xiangtan County 411200 China +86 731 5783 8100 [email protected] http://www.pdhjng.cn/main.asp
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall

7. Yandi Mausoleum

Luyuan Town, Yanling County 412512 China +86 731 2632 5111 http://www.ydl.org.cn/
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4.5 based on 5 reviews

Yandi Mausoleum

8. Xiangxi Hibiscus Town

Hibiscus Town, Yongshun County 416276 China
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4.5 based on 35 reviews

Xiangxi Hibiscus Town

Reviewed By KodoDrummer - Yekaterinburg, Russia

My Chinese colleagues call this Furong Old Town, and formerly officially known by the name Wangcun Village. A 2,000 year old town with a 60-metre in height waterfall, and named after the Hibiscus flower.

9. Tuojiang Ancient Street

Shizi Street, Tuojiang Town, Fenghuang County 416200 China
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4.5 based on 59 reviews

Tuojiang Ancient Street

Reviewed By worldnomad_01 - Los Angeles, United States

We came here in the evening and the narrow street, was full with Chinese and foreign tourists, amazed at the sea of polychrome lights up and down the river. On both sides of the river there were multi-storied, old, Chinese style buildings with small bars, restaurants, gift shops, cafes, guest houses, all decorated with an amazing variety of lights, which all come alive at night, giving the place and extremely photogenic, beautiful and unique look.

10. Yuelu Academy

East of Yuelu Mountain, Yuelu District, Changsha 410006 China http://ylsy.hnu.cn
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4.5 based on 230 reviews

Yuelu Academy

Reviewed By renyubai - Shanghai, China

The Yuelu Academy is a must visit in the city, which has so much to offer, from historic interests to gorgeous traditional Chinese architecture, plus a lovely garden. Spend one hour or two in the academy to explore. It has two gates, each has different views attached, so don’t miss one.

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