Langshan Mountain-World Natural Heritage

On April 19, Langshan Scenic Area welcomed a large Hong Kong tour group. More than 200 tourists from Hong Kong, gathered at Langshan, a world natural heritage site and a national 5A-level tourist attraction, to appreciate the majestic and beautiful Danxia landscape, experience the charming and colorful folk culture, and record beautiful travel stories in the mysterious landscape of Langshan, further promoting the cultural tourism exchanges between Hong Kong and  Shaoyang city. 

The tourist group successively visited the famous scenic spots in Langshan, such as Bajiao Strongholds, Camel Peak, Chili Peak and the Fuyi River.  The tourists enjoyed the scenery and took photos along the way. They searched for secluded paths, climbed the plank roads on the precipices, and admired the charming and unique peaks, feeling the uncanny workmanship of the Danxia landform in Langshan up close.

Hong Kong tourist Ms. Xu: It feels like being in a fairyland, and I am a bit like a fairy in a martial arts novel.

April is a fragrant month with beautiful spring scenery. On April 10th, Langshan Scenic Area in Xinning county welcomed a group of Russian tourists. They toured among the red cliffs, clear waters and sea of clouds in Langshan, and were intoxicated by this magical land.

Liliya, a Russian tourist, said, “Langshan is so beautiful. There are many beautiful places in China. When I came to Langshan, the local friends here are all very friendly and enthusiastic. I fell in love with this place at the first sight.”

With the continuous increase of Langshan’s international popularity, more and more foreign tourists come to Langshan, experience it and fall in love with it.

The Russian tourists are full of curiosity about this trip to Langshan. Under the guidance of the tour guide, they successively visited popular scenic spots such as Bajiao Stronghold, Tianyi Alley and Chili Peak. While enjoying the strange peaks and clear waters, they also felt the idyllic rural scenery, and experienced the rich folk culture. They stayed in homestays, tasted delicious food, participated in intangible cultural heritage activities, and experienced the unique natural and cultural landscapes of Langshan.

On December 14th, the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese announced the 11th batch of “China  International Cultural Communication Base  for Overseas Chinese”. The Langshan Scenic Spot was confirmed to be successfully included, making it the first “China  International Cultural Communication Base  for Overseas Chinese ” in Shaoyang city.

In recent years, the Langshan Scenic Spot   in Xinning county has provided high-quality services for overseas Chinese and returned overseas Chinese and their families. It has successively hosted the 2023 “Chinese Roots Searching Journey” Summer Camp for Young Overseas Chinese.

The Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism recently released a list of provincial-level blocks serving tourism and leisure, our county’s Shunhuangli（Emperor Shun Neighborhood) was included in the list.

Located at the intersection of Langshan Avenue and Huangjin Avenue, Shunhuangli  is a comprehensive tourism and leisure resort built by Hunan Jingcheng Tourism Management Co., Ltd. with a cost of 3.6 billion yuan. The overall plan covers an area of approximately 7000 acres, covering five functional zones: tourism distribution center, cultural and leisure center, folk experience area, health resort area, and business exchange area. It is a world-class original leisure resort that integrates various modern tourism elements such as cultural leisure, ecological agricultural experience, tourism distribution, business exchange, health vacation, folk and ethnic cultural experience.

According to a public notice pusblished on the official website of Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism,  the former site of the Shaoyang Tangtian Wartime Lecture Academy meets the requirements of the national 4A level tourist attraction standard and is proposed to be   determined as national 4A level tourist attraction.

The former site of Tangtian Wartime Lecture Academy is located on the opposite bank of Fuyi River in Tangtian Town, Shaoyang County, facing Furong Peak across the river. Founded by Lv Zhenyu, a Communist Party member sent by the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and then director of the Research Department of the Anti-Japanese Cultural Support Association of Hunan Province during the Anti-Japanese War, the Tangtian Wartime Lecture Academy was a school to train anti-Japanese cadres, it was also the only anti-Japanese military and political school established by the CPC in the Kuomintang controlled area during the Anti-Japanese War.

Although the Tangtian Wartime Lecture Academy only existed for 8 months, it trained more than 250 progressive young people who later became the backbones of the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War. Especially, revolutionary teachers and students successively established local party organizations in some areas not controlled by the Kuomintang, promoting the Anti-Japanese and national salvation movement throughout the Hunan province, and writing a glorious page in the history of the Anti-Japanese War in Hunan Province.

It is the navel orange harvest season now. The Red Red Heart Navel Orange Professional Cooperative in the Huanglong town, Xinning county,  together with Guilin International Travel Agency, Xinning County Langshanhong Travel Agency and Xinning County Youth Travel Agency, launched a new travel  package of touring Langshan mountain and picking navel orange. Tourists not only enjoy the beautiful scenery of Langshan mountain, but also have the opportunity to deeply experience the fun of picking Langshan ecological navel orange, which is welcomed by a large number of tourists. 

On December 4, the navel orange base in Sanxing Village greeted first group of nearly 100 tourists. In the orchard, golden navel oranges hang all over the branches, creating a beautiful harvest scene. Tourists strolled through the navel orange trees, holding scissors and carefully selecting oranges, immersed in the joy of picking. Occasionally they took photos  to record this wonderful moment.

Mo Huifang, a tourist from Foshan city, Guangdong province: Langshan mountain is very beautiful, and Langhsan navel orange is so big, so red, so sweet! I plan to buy some more for my family and friends.