Hunan Province lies in the southeast part of China, the middle reaches of the  Changjiang River, and it serves as a bridge that connects eastern provinces with inland provinces in the west. It was called Hunan (It means “south of the lake”) or “Xiang” in its abbreviated form, because most of the area lies  south of Dongtinghu Lake. About half of the land in Hunan is mountainous, and the other half is comprised of plains, basins, hills, and bodies of water. Most of central part is made up of hills, and the northern part consists of   Dongtinghu Lake Plain, 50 meters above sea level. Hunan has four clear seasons, and plentiful sunshine with and average temperature of 16°—18°. January is the coldest month and August is the hottest. Annual average rainfall is 1200—1500 mm.

Hunan Province is famous for its mountains, rivers, towers, temples, cities and people and it has many tourist resorts. Also for National Historical and Cultural cities: Changsha, Yueyang and Fenghuang; Provincial Historical and Cultural cities: Yongzhou , Hengyang, and Chenzhou; National Nature Landscapes: Hengshan Mountain, Wulingyuan, Dongtinghu Lake, Shaoshan, Yuelushan Mountain, Taohuayuan, Mengdonghe River, and Dehang of Jishou.

National Forest Parks: Mangshan Mountain, Yunshan Mountain, Jiuyishan Mountain; National Nature Reserves: Eastern Dongtinghu Lake, Hupingshan Mountain, Badagongshan Mountain; Provincial Nature Reserves: Luota, Daweishan Mountain, Bamianshan Mountain; National and Provincial Cultural Relics: Emperor Yan’s Mausoleum, Emperor Shun’s Mausoleum, Marquise Cai’s Memorial Temple, Quyuan’s Memorial Temple, Stele of Sanjue, Stone Inscriptions and Carvings at Wuxi, Tomb of Dufu, Tongguan Kiln, Zhangguying Village, Former Residence of Mao Zedong, Former residence of Liu Shaoqi, Former Residence of Peng Dehuai, other old mausoleums, buildings and sites and more than other 200 important remains of the late years.