Furong Town, originally known as Wangcun, is an ancient town with a history of more than 2,000 years, and is also known as "the ancient town of a thousand years hanging on a waterfall" because of the magnificent waterfalls shuttling through it.

Located in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yongshun is known as one of the "Four Famous Towns of Xiangxi" with Longshan Riyue Town, Luxi Puxi Town, Huayuan Chadong Town, and also known as Youyang Xionggong Town and "Little Nanjing". The movie "Hibiscus Town" was filmed here, so it was renamed "Hibiscus Town". National AAAA level scenic spot.

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Furong Town is an ancient town with a history of 2,000 years, and is also a mountain town, formerly known as Wangcun, is located in the sun of the Youshui River, 48 kilometers away from the county. Originally for the Western Han Youyang County seat, because of the Youshui oars, up to Sichuan and Guizhou, down to the dongting, since ancient times for the Yongshun port of commerce, known as "Chu Shu Tongjin" said.

Yongshun has been known as a trading port since ancient times, and has been called the "Tianjin of Chu-Shu".

Yongshun enjoys the reputation of being a majestic town of Youyang, one of the "Four Famous Towns" in western Hunan and a "Little Nanjing". It is now located in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province.

In Xiangxi, Furong Town and Longshan Liye Town, Luxi Pu Shi Town, Huayuan Chadong Town in the history of the "four famous towns", is recognized by the state as one of the ancient historical and cultural towns. 1986, the famous director Xie Jin's unique vision, here to shoot the film "Hibiscus Town", with the success of the film "Hibiscus Town," the success of the broadcast of tourism gradually rise, and in 2007, the famous director of the film "Hibiscus Town," the film "Hibiscus Town" was filmed here, with the success of the film "Hibiscus Town" broadcast. With the success of the movie "Hibiscus Town", the tourism industry gradually emerged, and in 2007, Wangcun was officially renamed as Hibiscus Town.

Furong Town is not only a thousand-year-old town with a long history, but also a tourist attraction integrating natural scenery and simple ethnic customs, and the gateway to the Mangdong River Scenic Area, the best place to visit. Just like Chen Yunhe "Furong Town" said: "Xiangxi accent full of back basket Mangdonghe ancient style flow".

Surrounded by green mountains and green water, the town is a deep and winding streets and alleys, the Tujia wooden buildings near the water and the five-mile-long street paved with green stone slabs, everywhere dialysis of the simple and simple Tujia folklore, so that tourists to this place, and forget to come back.

Mr. Hu Jiwei, after visiting Mangdong River and Furong Town, wrote a poem in praise of: "Wuling Mountain is beautiful and the water is quiet, and the three gorges are falling in Xizhou. The cliffs and walls are green and lush, and the boats are swinging leisurely. Cooking fresh fish, play monkey, dragon cave fairy tour, Furong town footstools, Tujia love thick."

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