Changde was known as "Wu Ling" in ancient times.

It is the place that rose to fame in the Peach Blossom Spring (Tao Hua Yuan Ji) by Tao Yuanming, a famous Chinese poet of the Six Dynasties period (365-427).

Changde, a time-honored city, has created profound civilization.

The Chengtoushan Site has been known as "China's earliest established city" and "the world's origin of paddy rice" for the over 6,000-year-old paddy field discovered there.

Eco-friendly and livable Changde is adjacent to the Yangtze River to the north, with both the Yuanshui and Lishui rivers flowing through the city. It is contiguous to the Dongting Lake in the east, and links with the western Hunan area in the west.

Abundant in resources, Changde is an important agricultural producer in China, earning the reputation as "a land of fish and rice by the Dongting Lake". 

Boasting thriving industries, Changde has been playing a crucial role as a hub city along the Yangtze River Economic Belt and a strong growth engine for the Dongting Lake Ecological Economic Zone. 

Changde is enveloped in vitality and hope as spring unfolds its beauty.

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn

English source: enghunan.gov.cn