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Furong, Yongshun County

Coordinates: 28°44′35″N 109°56′46″E / 28.7431°N 109.9462°E / 28.7431; 109.9462
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Furong
芙蓉镇
Wangcun waterfall in Furong
Wangcun waterfall in Furong
Furong is located in Hunan
Furong
Furong
Location in Hunan
Coordinates (Furong Ancient Town): 28°44′35″N 109°56′46″E / 28.7431°N 109.9462°E / 28.7431; 109.9462
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Autonomous PrefectureXiangxi
CountyYongshun
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total22,261
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

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. The town is well known for its scenic location, situated on cliffs above a waterfall that falls into the You River.

Furong was originally known as Wangcun, but was renamed following the success of the eponymous film, Hibiscus Town. The Tujia people were the original inhabitants of Wancun, and today Furong consists of a mix of Tujia and Han Chinese peoples.

It is located on the Zhangjiajie–Jishou–Huaihua high-speed railway, opened in late 2021.

Aerial view of Furong

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References

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  1. ^ "Fúróng Zhèn". City Population. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ China Highway Atlas. Beijing, China: China Communications Press. 2014. ISBN 9787114060656.