这是讲地理和特产的

　　LocatedinthesouthcentralpartoftheChinesemainland,Hunanhaslongbeenknownforitsnaturalbeauty.Hunanissurroundedbymountainsontheeast,west,andsouth,andbytheYangtzeRiveronthenorth.Hunan'smixtureofmountainsandwatermakesitamongthemostbeautifulprovincesinChina.Forthousandsofyears,HunanhasbeenamajorcenterofChineseagriculture,growingrice,tea,andoranges.

　　这一段讲气候

　　Hunanhasahumid,subtropicalclimate.ThemonsoonrainfallsmostlyinApril,May,andJune.JulyandAugustareuncomfortablyhotandhumid.Thebesttimetovisitisin

　　,whentemperaturesarecoolerandtherainfalllighter.Forpersonswholiveincoldnorthernclimate,travelingtoHunaninthewintercanbepleasant.Afterall,anyplacethatgrowsorangescan'tbeallthatcold.Lowtemperaturesinwinterareusuallyabovefreezing,withdailyhighsaround10C.Annualrainfallisaround1,250-1,750millimeters(49.2to68.9inches).NorthernHunanhasmoreclimateextremesthansouthernHunan.Itcangetcolderinthewinterandhotterinthesummer.

　　Theheadspringoflife,DongtingLake,isfrequentlymist-coveredintheearlymorning.ItisthesecondlargestlakeinChina.YueyangCity,locatedontheshoreofDongtingLake,ishometooneofChina'sthreefamoustowers.YueyangPavilionwasoriginallybuiltduringtheTangDynasty(618-907).Thepresentpavilionisofrecentreconstruction,builtinthestyleoftheSongDynasty(960-1279).

　　食品

　　Hunan'scuisinehasitsuniqueflavor.InHunan,nearlyeverydishtasteshot,anddelicious.ThepeopleofHunanlikeeatingpepperyfoods.

　　Hunan'sproductsincludeXiangembroidery,oneofChina'sfourfamousembroideries.Ithashighartisticvalue.With200yearsofhistorybehindthem,thechrysanthemumstonecarvingsofLiuyangarevividandexquisite.LiuyangCityisknownforitsfirecrackers,whicharepopularalloverChina.

　　面积和位置

　　Withabundantnaturalresources,Hunancovers210,000squarekilometers(81,000squaremiles).ItisadjacenttoJiangxiProvinceintheeast,ChongqingMunicipalityandGuizhouProvinceinthewest,GuangdongProvinceandGuangxiAutonomousRegioninthesouth,andHubeiProvinceinthenorth.Hunanhasatotalpopulationof64,400,700.Itismultiethnic,withMaio,Dong,andYaobeingthemostnumerousminorities.Theiruniqueculturesandethniccustomsattractnumeroustourists.

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