The “Yuelu Mountain - Bamian Mountain” Longshan County Tourism Year was launched in Changsha on May 10. The 2021 Longshan County Cultural Tourism Promotion Activity was held simultaneously. The first Changsha-Longshan tourist-dedicated train, carrying more than 200 tourists, left the Changsha Railway Station that day.

The Changsha-Longshan special tourist trains run along the Qianjiang-Zhangjiajie-Changde Railway, and stop at Yiyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie and Longshan North Railway Stations. The train C8069 leaves Changsha at 8:10 a.m., and the return train C8071 leaves Longshan County at 12:25 p.m. The one-way journey takes about 3.5 hours.

Longshan County enjoys many well-known tourism resources, including:
-Liye-Wulong Mountain National Scenic Area;
-Luota Park of Xiangxi World Geopark;
-Bamian Mountain, known as a “Southern Grassland in the Air”;
-Liye Ancient Town, one of the four ancient towns in Xiangxi;
-Taiping Mountain, known as a “Buddhist Holy Land”; and,
-Rebala Scenic Area.

During the promotion activity, Longshan County announced three fine tourist routes--namely, a red or revolutionary tour, a study tour and a mind refreshing tour, and a series of preferential tourism policies for Changsha residents. The Changsha Municipal Bureau of Culture, Tourism, Radio and Television signed a framework agreement on tourism strategic cooperation with the Longshan County People’s Government.

The promotion activity aimed to publicize Longshan County’s history and culture, tourism resources, customs and folk culture; display the fruitful achievements in Changsha's pairing-up assistance to Longshan County over the past 27 years; and, boost the high-quality development of Longshan County’s cultural and tourism industry.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn