Ningxiang City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province and is managed by Changsha City, Hunan Province.

It is located on the west side of the lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River and the southern edge of Dongting Lake in the north-eastern part of Hunan. It has a unique geographical location and belongs to the subtropical continental monsoon humid area with four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall.

The city has a total area of ??2,906 square kilometers and a registered population of more than 1.41 million.

Ningxiang City has a long history. Xinyang County was established as early as the Three Kingdoms period, and the history of counties began from then on.

In the first year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, Ningxiang County was established because of the meaning of "peace in the countryside".

In the second year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign in the Song Dynasty, the county was established and attached to Changsha County in Tan.

After the founding of New China, Ningxiang was once under the jurisdiction of Yiyang and Xiangtan, and was placed under the jurisdiction of Changsha City in 1983.

In December 2017, Ningxiang was officially removed from the county and established as a city.

Ningxiang City is an important group in the Xiangjiang New Area of ??Hunan Province and has convenient transportation. The Changsha-Zhuzhou-Tanshan Intercity Railway and the Shichang-Changzhou Railway pass through the city. Together with expressways, national highways, and airports, they form Ningxiang's three-dimensional transportation network.

In addition, Ningxiang City has 13 national-level towns with beautiful environment and 5 national-level ecological villages, with rich tourism resources.

Food recommendations in Ningxiang City: 1. Ningxiang Snake: This is a famous local dish and belongs to Hunan cuisine.

Ningxiang's local high-quality snakes with tender meat are selected for dishes, and the raw materials are carefully developed to prepare flavors with the main characteristics of fresh, fragrant and spicy.

2. Roast chicken with lotus leaves: This is a delicacy in which chicken is cooked in lotus leaves. Its rich flavor and unique cooking method are deeply loved by people.

3. Tung leaf cake: This is a kind of pastry packed with tung leaves. Its fragrant taste and unique texture are endless aftertaste.

4. Bayberry rice wine: This is an alcoholic drink made from bayberry and rice wine. Its mellow taste and unique flavor are deeply loved by people.

5. Ningxiang Four Small Dishes: Ningxiang’s traditional snacks of sword bean curd, amomum cake, plum fruit and iced ginger, popular in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.