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mke1963 Says: I know little about the Southern - or Hunan - Great Wall other than its approximate location on the maps, but it makes its presence very visibly in the area to the west and north of Fenghuang.The road between Fenghuang and Jishou crosses the wall many times, most...
mke1963 Says: Other than visiting the town, Fenghuang would make a good base for exploring the many minority villages in the area, although one of my colleagues was told by the PSB that some areas are off-limits for foreigners, especially around Huaihua.To the north of Fenghuang, the road...
mke1963 Says: We were passing through and on a tight schedule, so didn't get to visit any of the sights, but there are a number of things to see in town:- The Black Dragon Bridge (the covered bridge that is Fenghuang's signature), also known as The Rainbow Bridge- The Zhunti Nunnery, just...
Hotels and guesthouses in Fenghuang: Hotels and guesthouses in Fenghuang
mke1963 Says: We didn't stay overnight, but had a look inside the family-run guesthouse which is on the very bend of the river (in all the tourist promotion photos of the town) just 50m from the bridge. Rooms have balconies and there are restaurants down the street (60 seconds away for a...
Restaurants by the river: Places to eat in Fenghuang
mke1963 Says: Fenghuang is teeming with places to eat, especially in the old town. A number are now ging down the 'backpacker' route offering Western breakfasts complete with pancakes.Just across the bridge, every building along the alleyway parallelto the river is a restaurant or...
mke1963 Says: Getting to Fenghuang is not quite as difficult as you might think. There is an airport at Tongren a few hours away on the Guizhou border, but with flights at the moment only to Guangzhou several times a week.There are railway stations at Huaihua (better) and Jishou (slightly...
mke1963 Says: Fenghuang has architecture that I have not seen before, so it is all a little bit exciting to see it all. I am sure someone will write and say "Oh....you see that al over Guizhou or Jiangxi". Whatever.The buildings of Fenghuang seem very unique (so far..I have still most of...
Topographical map of Fenghuang
mke1963 Says: This links to a general topographcal map of the Fenghuang area.
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Between Huaihua and Jishou in western Hunan is one of China's most beautiful riverside towns, and little known to foreigners. Chinese people know it well, for several elebrities of Chinese history...
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