Which city does Dongkou County in Hunan belong to?
Hunan Dongkou County belongs to Shaoyang City, Hunan Province.
Dongkou County is located in southwestern Hunan, at the eastern foot of Xuefeng Mountain and upstream of Zishui. It is the hometown of General Cai E and the hometown of Xuefeng tangerines in China. Belongs to Shaoyang City, Hunan Province. It has a land area of 2,200 square kilometers and governs 24 towns (streets and management areas). It has a total population of 901,200 and 30 ethnic groups including Han, Yao and Hui.
Dongkou is a place with a rich cultural heritage. This is the place where the Red Army's Long March passed. It is the main battlefield of the "Snow Summit Battle", the "final" battle of the Anti-Japanese War. It is also the first person to "protect the country against Yuan and recreate the Communist Party" General Cai E and the original The hometown of Navy Chief of Staff General Yuan Yelie, famous educator Liu Shouqi, famous writer Xie Pu, and famous painter Huang Tieshan is also the place where Song Wenbo, the national "model of loving the people", grew up.
The mountains and rivers at the entrance of the cave are beautiful and the scenery is charming. The county's forest coverage rate reaches 66.8, and it is a national ecological construction demonstration county and a key forest county in Hunan Province. The towering Xuefeng Mountain, the leisurely Pingxi River, Luoxi Forest Park, Huilongzhou, Fulongzhou, Wenchang Tower, and the scenic belt along the river form a charming landscape picture.
Dongkou County Scenic Spots
1. Cai E’s former residence: Cai E’s mansion is located in Dongkou Shanmen Town. As of the end of 2012, it is the largest preserved memorial site for General Cai E in China and is also a national key cultural relic protection unit. The museum covers an area of more than 1,300 square meters and has three entrances. The front of the mansion is a gatehouse built of blue bricks, with a combination of Chinese and Western architectural styles. The gate has a couplet engraved in regular script "A master of literature and martial arts; a great man who protects the country and defeats Yuan Yi".
2. Nanyue Hall: Xiuyun Mountain Nanyue Hall is located on the top of Xiuyun Mountain in Shanmen Town, facing the Huangni River in front, leaning against Jigong Mountain in the back, and facing the ancient Huangjiang Bridge. Nanyue Hall was first built in the Song Dynasty. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, it was decreed to "show off the Nanyue Hall in Yunnan". It has been repaired several times since then, with a total area of 5,000 square meters. The original arch gate, front hall (Main Hall), main hall (Nanyue Hall), Buddhist hall (Doufo Temple), side hall, Dimu Hall, etc. are dedicated to Nanyue Saint Emperor, Guan Saint Emperor, the Four Heavenly Kings, the Eight Great Vajras, Guanyin, Eighteen Arhats and other Buddha statues.
3. Ancestral Hall: Dongkou is known as "the place where the essence of Chinese ancestral halls gathers". There are more than 20 well-preserved ancient ancestral halls in the county, including the one where the movie "Funmo Renjia" was filmed. There are Jintang Yang Ancestral Hall, Jiangtan Wang Ancestral Hall, Gaosha Zeng Bazhi Ancestral Hall, etc.
Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Dongkou County