Hunan has two new rural tourism destinations
2024-08-05
Xiatuan Village
Xiatuan Village is located at the foot of Fengga Mountain of the Xuefeng Mountains. There are beautiful peach blossoms, flowing streams, and scattered houses in the village, earning it the nickname “Ancient Peach Garden” among the locals.
As a well-preserved ancient village with distinctive Miao and Yao characteristics, it boasts profound Red culture, and rich folk culture.
In recent years, it has won honorary titles of a demonstration village for ethnic unity and progress in Loudi City, a traditional Chinese village, a provincial demonstration village for beautiful countryside, and a provincial famous village for characteristic tourism.
Longbizui Village
Longbizui Village is also known as Morong Miao Village. “Morong” means “a place with dragons” in Miao language. Morong Miao Village, especially renowned for its Miao drum dance both at home and abroad, has profound cultural heritage and unique folk customs.
The Miao silver jewelry making skills, Miao embroidery, and Miao painting have been included on the national intangible cultural heritage protection list.
The village has been successively awarded the titles of “the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art”, a provincial famous village for characteristic tourism, a Chinese ethnic-minority village with cultural significance, and a national beautiful and leisure village.
