Hunan

The Hunan (湖南 Pinyin : hú' nán, southern of the lake ) is a Chinese province whose chief town is Changsha (长沙; pinyin : Chángshā). Its name comes owing to the fact that it is located at the south (南) lake (湖) Dongting (洞庭湖 pinyin : dòngtínghú).

To see

  • Changsha (长沙; pinyin : Chángshā), chief town of the province.
  • Shaoshan (韶山; pinyin : sháoshān) birthplace of Mao Zedong, close to Changsha.
  • the Lake Dongting (洞庭湖 pinyin : dòngtínghú)

History

cities

Source: World Gazetteer

Geography

Hunan is a Chinese southernmost province located at more than 1000 km of Shanghai, at 1200 km of Beijing and at 500 km of Canton. The Yangzi Jiang (or Chang Jiang, 长江) the cross-piece of is in north. The Chinese provinces close to Hunan are the Hubei, the municipality of the Chongqing, the Guizhou, the Guangdong and the Jiangxi as well as the autonomous province of the Guangxi.

Hunan is between 109°-114° longitude Is and 20°-30° of Northern latitude. Is, the south and the west of the province are surrounded by mountains and hills. These reliefs occupy more 80  % of the territory.

Economy

Demography

Culture

External bonds

  • governmental Site -
  • Hunan - Guide of front transmission OJ
  • Information on the camps of work in the province of Hunan

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