Phoenix Town, located in the southwest of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province, with a total land area of about 10 square kilometers. About 50 thousand people by the end of the year, by the Miao nationality, Han nationality, Tujia nationality and so on 28 nationalities, is the typical region of the minority nationality in the area of 2010.
Phoenix Town, as a national historical and cultural city, the first batch of China tourism County, national AAAA level scenic spots, one of the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous prefecture. Founded in Qing Kangxi forty-three years [1704]. 2001 was awarded the title of national historical and cultural city, is a famous historical and cultural city of China, the national AAAA level scenic spots, one of the ten major cultural heritage in Hunan. Louis Eli, a famous writer in New Zealand, was praised as one of the most beautiful cities in China. It is comparable to the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan and the Pingyao County in Shanxi.
Phoenix is rich in natural resources, mountains, water, cave scenery unlimited. Southern Huashan national Forest Park, an area of 3 acres, a beautiful ecological environment, forest coverage of more than 98%. Exotic animals and plants of 100 varieties, with a wild profusion of vegetation, birds'twitter and fragrance of flowers. Qiliang Dong is known as the Chinese second odd hole, in quiet, odd show, Jun characteristics from the 12 km long hole, strange mysterious, fascinating. An exquisite scenery the army mountain scenic area, mountain waterfall towering vertical yarn in different poses and with different expressions. The scenic spot is decorated with the fantastic land of the Phoenix, which adds infinite charm to the phoenix.
Phoenix Town is not only beautiful mountains and rivers, but also outstanding. According to incomplete statistics, from the Qing Dynasty twenty years (1840) to the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1875) the past 36 years, there were 20 people in here, total 21 people, 43 people will be, 31 people, 73 people more than three guerrilla officers. When the Republic of China, the Phoenix out of the 7, major general, the 27. Since the contemporary, the Phoenix, the emergence of a group of generals, senior leaders, writers, artists, artists. Especially with the first elected prime minister, politician, philanthropist and educationalist Xiong Xiling, a famous writer, historian Shen Congwen, appeared in the famous painter Huang Yongyu, Phoenix is not only known throughout the country, and the world famous.
