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Must-see Attractions for Chenzhou Self-drive Trip to Chenzhou– Dongjiang Lake

2014-05-12

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Chenzhou city locates in southeast Hunan Province, where the Nanling Cordillera and the Luoxiao Cordillera interlock and the Yangtze River system and the Pearl River system diverge. It's "pharynx and larynx" leading to the coastal South China from Central China since the ancient times. It is not only an important military site, but also a birthplace for men of letters. Ganzhou City of Jiangxi Province is to the east; Shaoguan City of Guangdong Province is to the south, Yongzhou City of Hunan Province is to the west; and Hengyang City as well as Zhuzhou City of Hunan Province are to the north. It is known as Hunan's South Gate.

 

Chenzhou city is facilitated with perfect tourism infrastructures, such as 2 five-star hotels, 5 four-star hotels, over 30 three-star hotels, foot massage, training base of women’s volleyball team, dancing halls, and etc. Chenzhou was called Linyi in ancient times, which mean city in the forest. The forest coverage of Chenzhou city was over 70%. “One mountain, one lake and one spring” was the heart of Chenzhou city’s landscapes.

 

Dongjiang Lake landscape, the national landscape resort, 4A tourism landscape, and national wetland par, locates in Zixing city, Hunan province. It is close to Jinggangao expressway, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and 107 National Highway, Xiarong expressway, Wuguang expressway, 28 kilometers from the center of Chenzhou city with about 20 minutes drive via Chenzhou Avenue.

 

It is a man-made lake covering about 160 square kilometers with 8.12 billion cubic meters water storage capacity which is about half of Dongting Lake. Its water quality is qualified as national first-class drinking water standard. There are spots like Foggy Small Dongjiang River, Dongjiang Dam, Dragon Scenery Park, Doulv Spirit Caves, Drifting, Dongjiang Cultural Street, and etc. In addition, the antique looking painted pleasure boat, luxury yacht trip, aquatic parachute, aquatic motocycle, and so on, much integrating participation and sightseeing, can be found and fully experienced here.

 

Dongjiang Lake traveling route (how to go to Dongjiang Lake):

Northern route: Chenzhou- Yizhang- Cenxiu
Southern route: Shaoguan- Rucheng- Cenxiu
(Hunan provincial highway, Jingzhu expressway) Chenzhou- Yizhang- Cenxiu: 120kms
(Hunan provincial highway, Jingzhu expressway) Shaoguan- Cenxiu- Rucheng: 150kms
(106 national highway) Shaoguan- Rucheng- Cenxiu: 150kms