County-level city in Hunan, China
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Jishou (吉首; Jíshǒu) is in Hunan, and is the capital of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
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矮寨大桥
The large suspension bridge is located in Xiangxi, Hunan Province, where the Detam River flows through the valley floor, and the design elevation of the bridge deck is about 330 meters above the ground. The bridge type scheme is a steel truss stiffened beam single-span suspension bridge with a total length of 1073.65 meters, and the main span of the suspension bridge is 1176 meters. At the end of March 2012, the large suspension bridge was officially opened to traffic.
The bridge is very majestic, and the project is very difficult. The bridge is surrounded by steep valleys, often surrounded by fog in the valleys. The bridge is a section of the expressway, tourists can not walk directly on the bridge, you can take the sightseeing bus and sightseeing elevator provided by the scenic spot, arrive at the viewing platform, and watch the bridge up close.
里耶古城
situated in the hinterland of Hunan province's Wuling mountain, under the jurisdiction of Xiangxi's Longshan county (龙山县)The ancient city of Liye was originally the county seat of Qianling County under the jurisdiction of Qianzhong County of Chu State in the Warring States Period, and the Qin Dynasty changed "Qianzhong County" to "Dongting County", and the governance of Qianling County remained unchanged, which was destroyed at the end of Qin and abandoned at the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty.
The ancient city of Liye is built near the river, and there is a moat around the north, west and south sides of the ancient city, with a total length of 168 meters and a width of about 7 to 11 meters. A city wall with a thickness of more than 20 meters, up to seven or eight meters, made of rammed clay; the remains of a pottery workshop; More than 37,400 pieces of Qin Dynasty slips have been unearthed, which are made of mortise and tenon structure, and are known as the No. 1 well of "China's first well"; a group of architectural remains of the barracks area of the well-dry building; twelve ancient city roads; human remains, etc. On November 22, 2002, the ruins of the ancient city of Liye were added by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units
边城茶峒
Huayuan County (花垣县) Tea means Han people in the Miao language, and 峒 means a small piece of flat land in the mountains in the Miao language, as the name suggests, "tea mountain" is "a small piece of flat land where the Han people live". Chatong Town (now Bian Town) was founded in the eighth year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1803), known as "one foot on three provinces", is the first batch of characteristic towns in the country, and is also one of the four famous towns in Xiangxi. It is the prototype of the famous novella "Border City" by the literary master Shen Congwen. Mr. Shen Congwen integrated the beautiful scenery of Chadong Ancient Town, simple and kind customs and human feelings, and sketched the idyllic border city style.
On December 26, 2022, the border city of Chadong Scenic Area was identified as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction by the Hunan Provincial Tourist Attractions Quality Rating Committee
乾州古镇
In Jishou City, Hunan Province, there is an ancient and charming ancient city called Qianzhou. The city has a history of 4,200 years and is known as the first city in the thousand-year-old Miao Xinjiang. Qianzhou is a place where the Miao people gather, and for thousands of years, the Miao people have thrived here, giving birth to their unique culture. Xiangxi Miao culture is the business card of Hunan Province, with its exquisite appearance, profound history and culture, simplicity, vicissitudes and heaviness. In Qianzhou, you can feel the profound embodiment of this cultural charm.
黄丝桥古城
24 kilometers west of Feng Huang county The ancient city of Huangsiqiao is a well-preserved stone city, the city wall is 5.6 meters high, 2.9 meters thick, and the circumference is 686 meters. There are 300 arrow buttresses and two outward forts on the city wall, and there are three city gates in the city, namely "Heyu Gate", "Shicheng Gate", and "Sunshine Gate", and each city gate is built with a tall city tower with a Qing style architectural pattern. In addition, there is a deep relationship with Wu Zetian in the ancient city, the garden is full of strange rocks and unique scenery.
In October 1983, the ancient city of Huangsiqiao was listed as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit, and in 2006, it was rated as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
This is a new 3-star hotel that opened in 2008. Restaurant, bar and coffeeshop are onsite.
This is a 4-star hotel and regarded as Jishou's finest. Restaurant, bar and coffeeshop are onsite. It's close to Jishou University.
By train
Jishou train station lies north of the city center. Several direct trains leaving each day connect it to Huaihua and Zhangjiajie, each about two hours away, and Changsha, about seven hours away.
By bus
Jishou has two bus stations. The North Station is just a few blocks east of the train station. The east station is on Wuling East Road (Wuling Donglu 武陵东路), in the city center a short taxi ride away.
Jsihou is a small city, and walking around the city center can be done on foot. There are many taxis cruising the streets, however. Fares begin at ¥3.
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