Shaoyang,thegatewayofSouthwestHunanprovince,isflankedbyYongzou,Hengyangonthesoutheast,Huaihuaonthewest.ItisborderedbyLoudionthenorthandGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegiononthesouth.Inthemunicipality,therearecomplicatedlandforms,amongwhichhillsandmountainshold2/3ofthewholearea.Itisofsubtropicalandwestmansionclimatewithlonggrowthperiod.Thereare70锕ofthemountains,20锕offarmingfields,10锕ofwaterroadsandmanorseach.Shaoyangwassurroundedbymountainsinthesoutheast,southwestandnorthwest.ItisalsolocatedinthetransitionalareabetweenChiang-nanHillyRegionandtheYunan-GuizhouPlateau.

　　Shaoyangcoversanareaof21000k銕?rankingthethirdinHunanandthepopulationof7.6million,rankingthefirstinHunan.Itconsistsof8counties,1county-levelcityand3urbandistricts,i.e.ShaodongCounty,XinshaoCounty,ShaoyangCounty,LonghuiCounty,DongkouCounty,XinningCounty,SuiningCounty,ChengbuMiaoAutonomousCounty;Wugangcity;DaxiangDistrict,ShuangqingDistrict,BeitaDistrict.

　　Called鈥淏aoqing鈥inolddays,Shaoyangisanancienttownwithahistorymorethan2500years.AsearlyasintheNewStoneAge,theancestorsresidedhere.AttheendofSpringandAutumnPeriod,anofficialofChu,namedBaishanbuiltatownandgaveitthename---BaigongTown,whichbelongedtoChu.AfterQinshihuang,thefirstemperorinChinesehistoryunifyingChina,thewholecountrywasdividedinto36prefectures.ShaoyangwaspartofChangshaprefecture.Intheyearof1225,LiZong,emperorofSongdynasty,ascendedthethroneandnameditBaoqingMansion.ShaoyangmunicipalitywassetupafterthefoundingofPeople'sRepublicofChinainOctober,1949.

　　ShaoyangmunicipalityisamajorforestzoneinHunanProvince.Mt.Xuefengconsideredbeingthemostsignificantpart.Mt.Xuefengcameintobeingaftermanyyearsofcuttingoftheflowingwater.AstheeldestandtallestmountaininHunan,whichis300,000meterslongand100,000meterswide,Mt.XuefengstartsfromSuininginthesouthwest,endsinYiyang.ErbaoPeak,withanelevationof2021,isalwaysshroudedintotheclouds.LocatedintheplantsconjunctionofSouthRidge,Mt.XuefengandYunan-GuizhouPlateau,ShaoyangisundoubtedlyratherrichinwaterenergyandreputedasoneoftheFourForestRegioninHunan.

　　Shaoyangownsaforestareaof15.9millionmuandtheforestcoveragerateisupto2.7锕?Suining,withtheforestcoveragerateof67.7锕?ranksfirstinthelistofforestcoveragerateinHunan,hencethenickname---magicaloasis.ThankstothebigwealthendowedbyMotherNature,morethan432preciousplantsandlargeareasofgingkotreeswerefoundinShaoyang.Shaoyangmunicipalityisenjoyingexceptionaladvantagesindevelopingtourismresources.Viewhereisbeautiful,weatherhereisagreeable.TherearemanyplacesofhistoricinterestandscenicbeautyalloverShaoyang.MountSouthwithvastgreenlandsandcrystalclearwaterislaudedbyTaoyuanming,afamousChinesepoet.Asoneoftheseventy-twoTaoistparadise,MountYunattractsvisitorsthroughouttheworld.AnyonewhocomeandvisitImmortalBridgemustbeamazedbyitsGod-workedwondershere.Inaddition,thesky-piercingMountCamelshapeslikeacamel,hencethename.Afterappreciatingthemountains,FuyiRivercomesintooursights.TheclearandblueFuyiRivermakesShaoyangawell-knowplacetotheoutsideworld.

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