Furong Town, belongs to Yongshun County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan Province.

Located in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yongshun Township is one of the "Four Famous Townships of Xiangxi", along with Longshan Riyue Township, Luxi Puxi Township, and Huayuan Chadong Township. Furong town is located in the Wuling Mountains, the town's highest elevation of 927 meters, the lowest elevation of 139 meters.

Furong Town has 11 villages and 5 communities under its jurisdiction, with a total area of 168 square kilometers. By the end of 2012, *** there are 7454 households, 23,382 people, the Department of Tujia, Miao, Han mixed town, Tujia accounted for more than 80% of the total population. The town has 20046 acres of cultivated land and 70,500 acres of forest land.

Expanded Information

Furong Town, formerly known as Wangcun. 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. 1986, the movie Furong Town was released, and the tourism industry of Wangcun, as a filming site, sprang up after the success of the movie, and was called Furong Town by the tourists.

Furong Town was originally the seat of Youyang County in the Western Han Dynasty, because of the convenience of the Youshui oars, up to Sichuan-Guizhou, down to the dongting, since ancient times for the Yongshun commercial port, known as "Chu Shu Tongjin". It has been known as the "Tongjin of Chu-Shu". It enjoys the reputation of being the majestic town of Youyang, the "Four Famous Towns" of western Hunan, and the "Little Nanjing".

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