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The gate to the government offices built in the 1920s. The writing on top of the gate reads "Fenghuang County" The ancient town of Fenghuang was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on March 28, 2008, in the Cultural category. This ancient town was regarded as the most beautiful town in China by New Zealand writer Rewi Alley. It ...
The town of Tuojiang is an ancient town. it was City of Wuzhaisi (Chinese: 五寨司城) which was the seat of Wuzhai Tusi (Chinese: 五寨司) formed in Yuan dynasty. Camp Fenghuang (Chinese: 凤凰营) was established there in 1704 and Camp Fenghuang was upgraded to Military Department of Fenghuang (Chinese: 凤凰厅) in 1736, it became the seat of Fenghuang Military Department.
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture [a] is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China.It is located in northwestern Hunan province. [b] It consists of one city, Jishou, and seven counties: Baojing, Fenghuang, Guzhang, Huayuan, Longshan, Luxi, and Yongshun.
In late April 2000, in order to prepare to declare Fenghuang as a national historical and cultural city, the Fenghuang County Party Committee and the County Government specially invited Zhao Jinghui, an expert on ancient architecture from the Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China, Luo Jinghui, an expert on ancient architecture from the State Administration of Cultural ...
Fenghuang Village (Chinese: 凤凰村), also known as Ling Xia (岭下) or Fenghuang Ancient Village (凤凰古村), is a historic urban village in Fuyong, Bao'an, Shenzhen, China. [ 1 ] The village was founded by the descendants Wen Tianxiang , a scholar-general in the Southern Song dynasty in the Yuan dynasty .
Fenghuang County, in Xiangxi Prefecture, has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List for its ancient town. Fenghuang is known for its incorporation of mountain features and water flow into city design, and the ancient syncretism between the local Han and Miao cultures.
Furong (Chinese: 芙蓉; pinyin: Fúróng) is a town in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan. [2] The town, also advertised as Furong Ancient Town, is a tourist attraction in mountainous northwest Hunan, approximately halfway between the popular tourist destinations of Fenghuang County and Zhangjiajie.
An illustration from the Qing dynasty.. The nine-headed bird (九頭鳥), also called the "Nine Phoenix" (九鳳), is one of the earliest forms of the fenghuang, worshipped by ancient natives in Hubei Province, which during the Warring States period was part of the kingdom of Chu (楚). [1]