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Chenzhou City
2022-05-25
Chenzhou City is located in the southeast of Hunan Province, bordering Jiangxi Province’s Ganzhou in the east, Guangdong Province’s Shaoguan in the south, Hunan Province’s Yongzhou in the west as well as Hengyang and Zhuzhou in the north.
Since ancient times, Chenzhou has been the stronghold from the Central Plains to the coast of South China. It’s known as the South Gate of Hunan Province.
Chenzhou belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone. Thanks to the warm and humid climate, it’s known as a wonderful place surrounded by the most beautiful scenery in Hunan province.
Convenient transportation offered by Chenzhou makes it possible to arrive in Changsha or Guangzhou within only a few hours.
Chenzhou is one of the suppliers of agricultural products to Hong Kong. Its agricultural and sideline products like Linwu Duck and Dongjiang Fish are well-received at home and abroad.
Chenzhou boasts rich resources and thus gains the titles like “a land of nonferrous metal”, “a land of silver”, “key southern forest area”, and “Hunan Energy Base”. More than 70 types of minerals in 7 categories have been found within the territory of Chenzhou, among which reserves of bismuth, molybdenum, and microcrystalline graphite rank first in China, and reserves of tungsten, lead and zinc rank third and fourth in the country respectively.
Chenzhou is also a red land that witnessed many revolutionary events and policies. Its 11 counties and districts are old revolutionary areas. At present, the city has 2 national patriotism education bases and 5 provincial patriotism education bases, creating a batch of attractive red cultural tourism brands.
Since ancient times, Chenzhou has been the stronghold from the Central Plains to the coast of South China. It’s known as the South Gate of Hunan Province.
Chenzhou now governs Beihu and Suxian Districts, Zixing City and eight counties including Guiyang, Yongxing, Yizhang, Jiahe, Linwu, Rucheng, Anren and Guidong , with a total area of 19,400 square kilometers. By the end of 2020, the permanent resident population of the city had reached 4.667 million. The downtown is the political, economic, cultural and educational center of the city.
Chenzhou belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone. Thanks to the warm and humid climate, it’s known as a wonderful place surrounded by the most beautiful scenery in Hunan province.
Convenient transportation offered by Chenzhou makes it possible to arrive in Changsha or Guangzhou within only a few hours.
Chenzhou is one of the suppliers of agricultural products to Hong Kong. Its agricultural and sideline products like Linwu Duck and Dongjiang Fish are well-received at home and abroad.
Chenzhou boasts rich resources and thus gains the titles like “a land of nonferrous metal”, “a land of silver”, “key southern forest area”, and “Hunan Energy Base”. More than 70 types of minerals in 7 categories have been found within the territory of Chenzhou, among which reserves of bismuth, molybdenum, and microcrystalline graphite rank first in China, and reserves of tungsten, lead and zinc rank third and fourth in the country respectively.
Chenzhou is also a red land that witnessed many revolutionary events and policies. Its 11 counties and districts are old revolutionary areas. At present, the city has 2 national patriotism education bases and 5 provincial patriotism education bases, creating a batch of attractive red cultural tourism brands.
