Furong, Yongshun County Explained

Furong
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Coordinates:28.7431°N 109.9462°W
Coor Pinpoint:Furong Ancient Town
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:22261
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Xiangxi
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Yongshun
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Furong is a town in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan.[2] The town, also advertised as Furong Ancient Town, is a tourist attraction in mountainous northwest Hunan, approximately halfway between the popular tourist destinations of Fenghuang County and Zhangjiajie. The town is well known for its scenic location, situated on cliffs above a waterfall that falls into the You River.

Furong was originally known as Wangcun, but was renamed following the success of the eponymous film, Hibiscus Town. The Tujia people were the original inhabitants of Wancun, and today Furong consists of a mix of Tujia and Han Chinese peoples.

It is located on the Zhangjiajie–Jishou–Huaihua high-speed railway, opened in late 2021.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fúróng Zhèn. City Population. 26 July 2017.
  2. Book: China Highway Atlas. 2014. China Communications Press. Beijing, China. 9787114060656.